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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 14, 2014
Applicant:

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US);

Inventors:

Timothy Conners, Savannah, GA (US);

Michael Knight, Savannah, GA (US);

Robert Cowart, Savannah, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64C 9/04 (2006.01); B64C 23/04 (2006.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); F02C 9/28 (2006.01); B64C 30/00 (2006.01); G01L 19/00 (2006.01); G01L 19/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 23/04 (2013.01); B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 30/00 (2013.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F02C 9/28 (2013.01); G01L 19/0084 (2013.01); G01L 19/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for controlling a pressure field around an aircraft in flight is disclosed herein. In a non-limiting embodiment, the system includes, but is not limited to, a plurality of pressure sensors that are arranged on the aircraft to measure the pressure field. The system further includes, but is not limited to, a controller that is communicatively coupled with the plurality of pressure sensors. The controller is configured to receive information that is indicative of the pressure field from the plurality of pressure sensors. The controller is also configured to determine when the pressure field deviates from a desired pressure field based on the information. The controller is also configured to transmit an instruction to a movable component onboard the aircraft that will cause the movable component to move in a manner that reduces the deviation.


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