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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin A. Wise, St. Charles, MO (US);
Eugene Lavretsky, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Brian C. Roberts, St. Louis, MO (US);
James H. Francis, Jr., Swansea, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); G01C 21/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/04 (2006.01); B60Q 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/08 (2013.01); B60Q 1/143 (2013.01); G01C 21/10 (2013.01); G05D 1/0808 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/112 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/332 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autopilot for a flight vehicle is described herein. Various configurations of the autopilot may be used in a gyro-less guidance and control system, which can be designed based on translational acceleration measurements only. In other configurations, the one or more components of the autopilot may be used as a backup to primary components of a guidance and control system. The autopilot may use state estimates to determine effector commands to control a flight vehicle.