Altitude capture mode for aircraft automatic flight control syst

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1980-10-16

1983-03-22

Smith, Jerry

Boots, shoes, and leggings

244180, 364434, G06F 1550, G06G 778

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ABSTRACT:
An automatic pilot apparatus, for controlling an aircraft during the execution of a maneuver to capture a predetermined altitude, utilizes an altitude control law formula and signal which define a circular flight path intercepting the predetermined altitude and which result in a normal acceleration force on the aircraft. A signal representative of the normal acceleration force is utilized to generate a predictive pitch command signal which is combined with the control law signal to generate a pitch attitude command signal, thereby allowing the aircraft to smoothly capture the predetermined altitude.

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patent: 3899661 (1975-08-01), Lehfeldt
patent: 4094480 (1978-06-01), Nixon
patent: 4114842 (1978-09-01), Hofferber et al.

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