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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Forth Worth, TX (US);
Inventor:
Brad J. Roberts, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 25/50 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/50 (2013.01); G05D 1/0202 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, the steering of an aircraft is enhanced by the use of a steering control system. The steering control system may include a steering request unit, a speed measurement unit, a steering control unit, and a steering control device. The steering control system is operable to generate and transmit to a steering control device, a wheel position request based on a steering request and the speed of the aircraft.