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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Kyle Moore, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brian Charles Bock, Everett, WA (US);
Edward E. Coleman, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64C 5/02 (2006.01); B64C 5/06 (2006.01); B64C 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 5/06 (2013.01); B64C 9/06 (2013.01); G05D 1/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to control aircraft horizontal stabilizers are described herein. One described method includes calculating, using a processor, a desired movement of a horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft to counteract a pitching moment of the aircraft, and controlling the horizontal stabilizer based on the desired movement.