Communications: electrical – Aircraft alarm or indicating systems – Takeoff indicator
Patent
1994-07-21
1996-03-12
Swarthout, Brent
Communications: electrical
Aircraft alarm or indicating systems
Takeoff indicator
73178T, 364427, 364428, G08B 2100
Patent
active
054990254
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a real-time takeoff and landing performance monitoring system for an aircraft which provides a pilot with graphic and metric information to assist in decisions related to achieving rotation speed (V.sub.R) within the safe zone of a 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. Airplane acceleration and engine-performance anomalies are detected and annunciated. 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 head wind occurring as the takeoff roll progresses. The system provides a head-down display and a head-up display. The head-up display is projected onto a partially reflective transparent surface through which the pilot views the runway. By comparing the present performance of the airplane with a continually predicted nominal performance based upon given conditions, performance deficiencies are detected by the system and conveyed to pilot in form of both elemental information and integrated information.
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Middleton David B.
Person, Jr. Lee H.
Srivatsan Raghavachari
Chasteen Kimberly A.
Swarthout Brent
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator
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