Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1987-08-06
1989-06-27
LaRoche, Eugene R.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
73178T, G06F 1648, G06G 770
Patent
active
048435546
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a real-time takeoff and landing performance monitoring system which provides the pilot with graphic and metric information to assist in decisions related to achieving rotation speed (V.sub.R) within the safe zone of the runway or stopping the aircraft on the runway after landing or take off - abort. The system processes information in two segments: a pretakeoff segment and a real-time segment. One-time inputs of ambient conditions and airplane configuration information are used in the pretakeoff segment to generate scheduled performance data. The real-time segment uses the scheduled performance data, runway length data and transducer measured parameters to monitor the performance of the airplane throughout the takeoff roll. A novel and important feature of this segment is that it updates the estimated runway rolling friction coefficient. Airplane performance predictions also reflect changes in headwind occuring as the takeoff roll progresses. The system displays the position of the airplane on the runway, indicating runway used and runway available, summarizes the critical information into a situation advisory flag, flags engine failures and off-nominal acceleration performance, and indicates where on the runway particular events such as decision speed (V.sub.1), rotation speed (V.sub.R) and expected stop points will occur based on actual or predicted performance. The display also indicates airspeed, wind vector, engine pressure ratios, second segment climb speed, and balanced field length (BFL). The system detects performance deficiencies by comparing the airplane's present performance with a predicted nominal performance based upon the given conditions.
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Middleton David B.
Person Lee H.
Srivatsan Raghavachari
Adams Harold W.
Glenn Charles E. B.
LaRoche Eugene R.
Manning John R.
McCutcheon Nathan W.
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