Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft control – Automatic
Patent
1994-11-01
1998-07-28
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft control
Automatic
244 317, 701223, 364456, 342 64, B64C 1316
Patent
active
057852812
ABSTRACT:
A learning autopilot for a vehicle provides the capability to command complex maneuvers or maneuver the vehicle when control by its ground station is not possible. A memory is used during a piloted rehearsal mission and position and time information for the aircraft is stored in the memory. This memory is incorporated into the vehicle control system, and during automatic operation of the aircraft, the recorded position and relative time information is retrieved and compared against position and relative time information occurring during automatic flight. The difference between the recorded information and the actual flight information is used to generate error signals which are converted to command signals for the vehicle. Maneuvers which were initiated and completed by the pilot during the rehearsal mission are then repeated during the automatic flight from the flight information stored in the memory.
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Peter Francis E.
Strohacker Fred M.
Abeyta Andrew A.
Barefoot Galen L.
Honeywell Inc.
Johnson Kenneth J.
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