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Electrical rudder control system for an aircraft
US8979036B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8979036-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213616744-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 26, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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Disclosed is a vertical rudder control system for an aircraft. The system is comprised of a rudder trim compensation generator that is configured to generate a rudder trim compensation order to set the position of the rudder bar of the aircraft to a neutral position in which the rudder bar is controlled with nil (i.e., zero) pilot effort. The vertical rudder control system includes a flight control calculator for calculating rudder control orders to maintain the nil effort rudder bar position, with the calculation of the rudder control orders being based on a sum of the rudder bar position, determined by a detection unit, and the rudder trim compensation order. The rudder control orders are received by a rudder operating unit, which is used to deflect the vertical rudder by a deflection value based on the rudder control orders.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vertical rudder control system for an aircraft, comprising: a rudder bar configured for actuation by a pilot of said aircraft; rudder bar position detection unit configured for detecting rudder bar position and generating an electrical control signal corresponding to the rudder bar position; rudder trim compensation generator for generating a rudder trim compensation order setting a nil effort rudder bar position as a rudder bar neutral position,…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8979036B2 cover?
- Disclosed is a vertical rudder control system for an aircraft. The system is comprised of a rudder trim compensation generator that is configured to generate a rudder trim compensation order to set the position of the rudder bar of the aircraft to a neutral position in which the rudder bar is controlled with nil (i.e., zero) pilot effort. The vertical rudder control system includes a flight con…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Brot Patrice, Fabre Pierre, Airbus Operations Sas
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B64C13/503. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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