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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2005
Applicants:
David G. Matuska, Shelton, CT (US);
Vineet Sahasrabudhe, Hamden, CT (US);
Donald S. Anttila, Southbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
David G. Matuska, Shelton, CT (US);
Vineet Sahasrabudhe, Hamden, CT (US);
Donald S. Anttila, Southbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of obstacle avoidance for a rotary wing aircraft includes detecting an obstacle proximate to the aircraft and commanding a servo to generate a force to an input control device in a direction that tends to preclude the aircraft from contacting the detected obstacle, the command having lesser authority than a pilot input command.