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Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2010
Applicants:

Karim Khial, Seymour, CT (US);

James J. Howlett, North Haven, CT (US);

Vineet Sahasrabudhe, Cheshire, CT (US);

Naji S. Yakzan, Orange, CA (US);

Inventors:

Karim Khial, Seymour, CT (US);

James J. Howlett, North Haven, CT (US);

Vineet Sahasrabudhe, Cheshire, CT (US);

Naji S. Yakzan, Orange, CA (US);

Assignee:

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0066 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for sensing a force applied to an aircraft includes receiving a derivative of the acceleration of a motion of a portion of the aircraft, determining whether the derivative of the acceleration of the motion of the portion of the aircraft exceeds a threshold, and outputting an indication that a force has been applied to the portion of the aircraft responsive to determining that the derivative of the acceleration of motion of the portion of the aircraft exceeds the threshold.


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