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Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, And Relative Location > Vehicle Control, Guidance, Operation, Or Indication > Aeronautical Vehicle > Altitude Or Attitude Control Or Indication

Altitude Or Attitude Control Or Indication

Altitude Or Attitude Control Or Indication patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

09/28/06 - 20060217853 - Method of displaying cartographic information and aeronautical zones on an aircraft screen
The field of the invention is that of methods of synthesizing cartographic images presented on display devices. This method is applied more specifically to visual flight on rotary-wing aircraft. The method according to the invention is used to present the useful aeronautical map information superimposed on a conventional altimetric presentation ...

09/28/06 - 20060217852 - Method for determining roll rate gyro bias in an attitude heading reference system
A method and computer program product for determining the roll rate gyro bias of an attitude and heading reference system from true air speed, heading rate and body accelerations using centripetal force equations. ...

09/28/06 - 20060217851 - System and method for selecting a ground station in an air-ground data network
Systems and methods for selecting a ground station for air-ground communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a system includes a communications device operable to maintain bi-directional communications between an aircraft and a selected ground station, and a communications processor coupled to the device that is configured to select the ground ...

07/20/06 - 20060161316 - Aircraft control system and method
Methods and systems for controlling model aircraft are provided. In one aspect, a model aircraft includes a section having a longitudinal axis that extends from a rear of the aircraft to a front of the aircraft, the longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to a surface of the Earth when the ...

06/15/06 - 20060129286 - Inflight graphical display of meteorological phenomena and method therefor
An improved avionics display unit graphically presents meteorological phenomena data to a pilot enroute utilizing conventional pilot report (PIREP) information which includes meteorological phenomena data including phenomena location data. The avionics display unit generates an icon defined by the meteorological phenomena data of the PIREP information and presents the icon ...

04/27/06 - 20060089760 - System and method for stochastic aircraft flight-path modeling
Stochastic models of aircraft flight paths and a method for deriving such models from recorded air traffic data. Each stochastic model involves identifying the flight plan for one or more aircraft; identifying important parameters from each flight plan, such as aircraft type, cruise altitude, and airspeed; optionally identifying flight plan ...

04/13/06 - 20060080008 - System and method for using airport information based on flying environment
Methods, systems, and computer program products for using airport information based on the flying environment. In one embodiment, a method of using airport information based on the flying environment includes determining height, ground speed, and if a helicopter is taking off based on determined height, determined ground speed, a takeoff ...

03/30/06 - 20060069469 - Integrated capacitive bridge and integrated flexure functions inertial measurement unit
An inertia control system includes an integrated inertial measurement unit coupled to an inertial platform. The integrated inertial measurement unit includes three accelerometer gimbals/axes (first, second, and third) respectively, each including a pair of flexure plate accelerometers. First and second accelerometers are coupled to the first gimbal, third and fourth ...

02/23/06 - 20060041340 - Systems and methods for crew interaction and coordination using portable electronic data storage and display devices
To facilitate crew coordination and interaction using portable electronic data storage and display devices, automated and interactive capabilities allow any of several crew members to forward information regarding a page of data which the crew member has selected using the user interface of his or her portable electronic data storage ...

01/05/06 - 20060004496 - Enhanced vertical situation display
A vertical situation display system for use in a vehicle such as, for example, an aircraft, is provided. A side view of an intended route of flight may be shown with altitude restrictions, airspace and instrument approach information, a projected flight path and range to airspeed symbol. The system may ...

12/22/05 - 20050283281 - System and method for vertical flight planning
A method for performing performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan. A system performs performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan of an aircraft that includes determining which vertical flight plan rules of a plurality of vertical flight rules that have been loaded in a predictions ...

10/20/05 - 20050234608 - Method for an aircraft navigational aid and corresponding device
The invention relates to an aircraft navigation aid method. It comprises the following steps consisting in: a) computing a feeler line according to the wind, in other words the ground path that the aircraft would follow if a turn at the maximum rate applicable to the current flight phase of ...

08/04/05 - 20050171652 - Vehicle control systems and corresponding sizing methods
Vehicle control systems and methods for sizing such systems are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an actuator mechanism capability is selected, at least one operating requirement is selected, and the required number, size, and locations of a plurality of control surfaces needed to satisfy the at least one ...

07/28/05 - 20050165516 - Vehicle position keeping system
A position keeping system, useable to maintain a position of a vehicle in a vehicle formation, to keep all formation members flying at a specified velocity and altitude, and to perform commanded maneuvers, determines guidance corrections based on a track state referenced to a leader or a virtual leader of ...

07/21/05 - 20050159857 - System and method for determining aircraft tapeline altitude
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for accurately determining aircraft altitude, impact pressure, and calibrated air speed are provided. The determined results may be used for analysis in certification processes, used for building flight testing or simulation models that also may used in certification processes, or used for other ...

06/30/05 - 20050143872 - Aircraft gps instrumentation system and relative method
The present invention refers to an instrumentation system of an aircraft by means of GPS (Global Positioning System). In particular, it refers to a modular instrumentation system for aircraft, preferably airplanes, based on the GPS, and to the relative method. In one embodiment the modular instrumentation system for aircraft comprises: ...

06/09/05 - 20050125111 - Dynamic cmg array and method
Methods and apparatus are provided for reorienting control moment gyros (CMGs) to compensate for CMG failure or change in spacecraft (S/C) mass properties or mission. An improved CMG comprises a drive means for rotating the CMG around an axis not parallel to the CMG gimbal axis. Releasable clamps lock the ...



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