Aircraft turn guidance system

Details Aircraft turn guidance system Aircraft turn guidance system

1996-11-18

2000-03-14

Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Aeronautical vehicle

701206, 701 13, 244181, G06F 1700, G06F 700

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060384972

ABSTRACT:
An aircraft turn guidance system comprises a satellite navigation receiver connected to a turn path computer. Position, velocity and waypoint headings and distances are communicated from the satellite navigation receiver to the turn path computer. Roll angle, airframe and airspace constraints are fed to the turn path computer which computes a constant roll turn for the constraints when transitioning a waypoint from the inbound to outbound legs. The effects of wind on the airmass are computed in to account for real world conditions.

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patent: 4354240 (1982-10-01), Olive
patent: 4847769 (1989-07-01), Reeve
patent: 4999782 (1991-03-01), BeVan
Smiths Industries, FMCS Operational Characteristics, pp. 4-54 to 4-59.

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