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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056866 | Air-vehicle augmented kinesthetic control system An augmented kinesthetic control system for use with a lift platform, the lift platform comprising first and second longitudinally-spaced thrust generating means, is provided. The first and second lift planes defined by the first and second thrust generating means a... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8028960 | Flight deck layout for aircraft An aircraft flight deck includes: first and second seats disposed side-by-side longitudinally in a flying direction of an aircraft, and separated by a central pedestal; control or display elements distributed ergonomically in the flight deck; and a third seat dispos... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7669805 | Device for remotely controlling aircraft control surfaces A device for remotely controlling the control surfaces of an aircraft, the device comprising: an actuator member pivotable about an axis and entraining a rotary shaft; a stationary finger parallel to the shaft and supported at a radial distance from the shaft; a mov... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7552897 | Method and system for rotary code-based control An apparatus and method for rotary code-based control for command systems. A flight deck module comprises a knob connected to a shaft; a plurality of sensors affixed to a surface of a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board connected to the shaft; and a car... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7331548 | Control linkage for T-tail aircraft elevator surfaces Systems and methods for implementing control linkages that may be employed to produce synchronous motion in two adjacent controlled devices controlled by a common input. In one example implementation, a semi-rigid modified constant velocity (CV) joint control linkag... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7201347 | Process for improving the landing of an aircraft A process for improving the landing of an aircraft may include, prior to the aircraft contacting the ground, nose-up under-deflecting the aircraft's adjustable horizontal tail plane and nose-up deflecting the elevators. This arrangement increases the maximum nosedow... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7178757 | Motorcycle rider autogyro An autogyro, or aircraft with a rotating wing, has an airframe providing a motorcycle-like configuration for the rider. The motorcycle-like straddle-type seat locates the rider in front of the rotating wing, behind a teardrop shaped simulated fuel tank, and above th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7098811 | Method and apparatus for tactile cueing of aircraft controls A method and apparatus for tactile cueing of aircraft controls (21) is disclosed. The apparatus of the present invention warns pilots of approaching limits on certain aircraft performance parameters. The most common warnings are for rotor speed exceeding a mo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086230 | Pop-off valve for an aircraft engine having a turbocharger control system and propeller control system by stepper motor A pop-off valve that, in one embodiment, provides overboost protection for an aircraft engine, is described. The pop-off valve includes a housing adapted for connection to a portion of a drive device containing a pressure medium. It also includes a pressure body mov... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7040571 | Single pull control horn The present invention concerns a single pull horn with a control arm that may be used to control the movement of a component of a remote or radio-controlled vehicle having a center line. The control arm includes a threaded rod as well as a base member. The base memb... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017861 | Control system for actuators in an aircraft A control system for calculating control commands for actuators in an aircraft, wherein the control commands are calculated by computers distributed in the craft in dependence on input signals containing parameters that serve as the basis for said commands, wherein ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6938418 | Turbocharger control system and propeller control system by stepper motor An aircraft control system includes a propeller governor in which a stepper motor is used to apply a compression force on a speeder spring, and a turbocharger in which a stepper motor is used to actuate a needle valve associated with a diaphragm cell. An electronic ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913226 | Methods and systems for redundant control and/or failure detection Redundant control systems and/or failure detection systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the invention, the control system can include a first control link that transmits control inputs between at least one control input device an... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6860452 | Aircraft flight surface control system A distributed control system is provided where the controllers are split into two dissimilar groups and flight control responsibility is further allocated within each group such that one entire group plus one further controller can fail without compromising the pilo... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6755376 | Dual control horn The present invention concerns a control arm that may be used to control the movement of a component of a radio controlled vehicle having a center line. The control arm includes a threaded rod as well as first and second base members. The base members are positionab... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6745977 | Flying car A vehicle is in the general shape of a land vehicle, such as a car, but has a plurality of rotors so the vehicle is capable of flight in the manner of a VTOL or a helicopter. The vehicle has foot pedals and steering that can be operated in the manner similar to that... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6739550 | Flight control surface control unit A flight control surface control unit controls a swinging angle of a flight control surface of an aircraft by providing a swinging force to the flight control surface and swinging the flight control surface about a pivot. The flight control surface control unit comp... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722616 | Method of lift control of aircraft and system therefor The present invention is structured such that lift control apparatus such as flaps and flaperons operate in association with elevator operation performed by a pilot. Lift control conforming to elevator operation by the pilot is performed. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6678567 | Pilot input device to control direction, altitude, and speed of aircraft An integrated side stick controller combines air speed, turning and altitude changing rate control into one pilot input control device. Movements of the integrated side stick controller will perform manipulations on aircraft surfaces devices in order to m... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6675076 | System, autopilot supplement assembly and method for increasing autopilot control authority A system is provided for increasing autopilot control authority in a vehicle, such as aircraft including mechanical control systems. The system includes an autopilot system, a control element and an autopilot supplement assembly. The autopilot system can ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6644600 | Method and system for providing manipulation restraining forces for a stick controller on an aircraft A system and method for providing variable motion-resisting loads for a side stick controller on an aircraft where the primary resistive load is provided by a mechanical spring mechanism which is augmented or supplemented by an electric servo motor and el... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6626401 | Aft fuselage control system for forward lifting elevator aircraft A system providing aft fuselage flight controls on forward lifting elevator aircraft. My invention relates to aft fuselage controls on a forward lifting elevator aircraft, with the main lifting wing placed aft on the fuselage, and equipped with trailing e... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6561463 | Flight control module with integrated spoiler actuator control electronics A flight control module with integrated actuator spoiler control electronics, where the flight control functions have been integrated into the integrated modular avionics through the use of a flight control module ("FCM"), the FCM being configured to cont... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6526338 | Electrical fly-by-wire system for operating an aircraft rudder An electrical fly-by-wire system for operating an aircraft rudder includes a low-pass filter, arranged between a rudder bar and an actuator of a rudder. The low-pass filter receives a control command from the rudder bar corresponding to the degree of trav... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6443399 | Flight control module merged into the integrated modular avionics In an aircraft using fly-by-wire technology, the flight control functions have been integrated into the integrated modular avionics ("IMA"). The new flight control module ("FCM") resides on the same data bus as the other modules in the IMA and receives po... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6347770 | Dual-control stick for aircraft A dual-seat control system for an aircraft provides an upright mounted at one end to pivot by actuation of a user near the other end. Cross beams extend from the upper end of the upright to positions in front of each user. The cross beams each carry a han... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6334592 | Flight control apparatus for helicopters A flight control apparatus for a helicopter is configured by: a control unit controlled by the pilot; a steering mechanism for generating an aerodynamic control force; a link mechanism for mechanically transmitting an amount of control Ma in the control u... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6276640 | Device for assisting with retrimming an aircraft control A device for re-trimming a pilot control of an aircraft to keep a flight parameter at a reference value includes a first detection means for detecting the actual position of the pilot control, a calculation unit for determining the direction and magnitude... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257529 | Servo actuator apparatus and aircraft control apparatus A servo actuator apparatus has: an actuator which relatively displaces an operation unit on the basis of an input signal E1; a position sensor which detects a relative position of the operation unit and outputs a detection signal D1; an actuator which rel... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254037 | Variable gradient control stick force feel adjustment system A variable gradient control stick force feel adjustment system for use in aircraft is disclosed. A gradient actuator is operationally coupled to at least one spring cartridge assembly in order to move the pivot point of the spring cartridge assembly with ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6236912 | Process and device for aiding aerial navigation, with display of navigation instruments used A process and device for assisting aerial navigation. The system affords the pilot of the aircraft greater knowledge regarding the situation which results from automatic decisions of a flight management system. A central zone is displayed on a viewing scr... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6236913 | Method and device for inputting and controlling flight data Process and device using a flight management system (FMS) for aiding aerial navigation. To facilitate the task of the pilot, the FMS carries out a dialogue with the pilot via a data display and input console (MCDU), which displays a list of tasks to be ex... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6224021 | Thrust control apparatus and method for an airplane In an airplane thrust control apparatus, a control unit (EEC) for controlling the throttle valve opening of an internal combustion engine installed in an airplane and the propeller revolution speed is provided in order to control the engine to appropriate... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6206329 | Process and device for the control of the rudder of an aircraft A device for the control of a control surface of an aircraft has at least two actuators (110, 112, 114), each having at least one electric control input (111a, 113a, 115a). At least one of the actuators (115), called the mixed actuator, also has a mechani... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6199028 | Detector for human loss of tracking control A device is described which incorporates three components: a tracking error estimator, a detector, and a red light indicator to alert a pilot to the potential loss of tracking control. The tracking error estimator uses the difference between the target an... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5984241 | Bi-directional, dual acting, electric safety lock An electrical lock for a moving part prevents the part from moving unless a device controlled by the part is in a safe mode. The invention may find a use in many different environments. The specific example here described is a set of reverse thruster door... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5911390 | Bobweight assembly for establishing a force feedback on a manually movable control element A pilot-operated lever assembly for adjusting control surfaces of an aircraft including a bobweight for creating inertia forces that simulate a force feedback due to aerodynamic forces on the control surfaces. The bobweight effect is variable as a functio... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5853152 | Collective detent system for vertical takeoff flight operations A collective detent system is incorporated in combination with the flight control system of a helicopter to enhance vertical takeoff flight operations of the helicopter. One embodiment of the collective detent system includes a collective control stick th... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5826822 | System and method for providing cyclic and collective pitch control in a rotary wing aircraft A cyclic and collective control system is provided for controlling rotor pitch in a rotary wing aircraft. The rotor blades are pivotally mounted on a hollow, spinning shaft. An angularly and vertically displaceable control shaft is mounted with the spinni... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823471 | System for controlling a control surface articulated to a structure of a vehicle A system for controlling a control surface articulated to a structure of a vehicle about a first axis includes a tab articulated to the trailing edge of the control surface about a second axis parallel to the first axis, an elastic link provided between t... | 10/20/1998 |
