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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:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
May. 20, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Melville Duncan Walter McIntyre, Bellevue, WA (US);
Andrew W. Houck, Woodinville, WA (US);
Russell T. Bridgewater, Monroe, WA (US);
Robert Erik Freeman, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Salo, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Douglas L. Wilson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jonathan K. Moore, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B64C 19/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01); G01P 5/16 (2006.01); G01P 13/02 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 19/00 (2013.01); B64C 13/503 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); G01P 5/16 (2013.01); G01P 13/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying air data for an aircraft. The lift for the aircraft is identified. The number of surface positions for the aircraft is identified. The angle of attack during flight of the aircraft is identified. A synthetic dynamic pressure is computed from the lift, the number of surface positions, and the angle of attack.