Communications: electrical – Aircraft alarm or indicating systems – Flight alarm
Patent
1988-02-26
1990-04-10
Orsino, Joseph A.
Communications: electrical
Aircraft alarm or indicating systems
Flight alarm
340963, 342 65, 364433, G08B 2300
Patent
active
049164481
ABSTRACT:
To provide a predictive emergency warning to the pilot of flight and terrain conditions which will result in a collision with the ground unless the pilot takes immediate action, without issuing excessive nuisance warnings, the system uses input parameters from other aircraft systems such as the radar altimeter. Inertial Navigation System, and Central Air Data Computer which are processed in an on-board computer to determine when a warning is required. A software program which is part of the warning system provides a logic link between the on-board aircraft parameters and the on-board voice command ("pull-up, pull-up"). The software program is readily adaptable to all aircraft applications with varying amounts of modification depending on specific mission requirements for which this protection is required. A feature is the use of a continuously computing predictive warning algorithm (based on classical flight dynamics equations) in combination with unique inhibit logic equations. Another feature is the introduction of "extended coverage" logic which permits the altitude dependent, time limited use of an alternate (other than radar) altitude reference signal when the radar altimeter is beyond limits.
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Franz Bernard E.
Orsino Joseph A.
Singer Donald J.
Swarthout Brent A.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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