METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT GROUND MANOEUVRES

    公开(公告)号:EP4325316A2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-21

    申请号:EP23189837.0

    申请日:2023-08-04

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 B60T8/00

    摘要: An aircraft (101) includes a ground manoeuvre control unit (226) for automatically controlling ground manoeuvres. The aircraft (101) has control mechanisms (230) such as a rudder, nose wheel steering, spoilers, wheel brakes (110a and 110b) and the like for controlling motion of the aircraft (101). The control unit (226) is configured to receive lateral input demands (220) concerning lateral motion of the aircraft (e.g. heading control) and longitudinal input demands (222) concerning longitudinal motion of the aircraft (e.g. deceleration). The control unit (226) passes on the input demands (220, 222) as output demands (228) to the relevant control mechanisms (230) of the aircraft (101) with, if so required, a modification which prioritises one of the lateral input demand (220) and longitudinal input demand (222) based on the risk of a lateral runway excursion and the risk of a longitudinal runway excursion (232).

    AN AIRCRAFT BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4043303A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-17

    申请号:EP22156313.3

    申请日:2022-02-11

    IPC分类号: B60T8/17 B60T8/32

    摘要: The present invention provides an aircraft brake control system 60 for controlling antiskid braking of at least first 11 and second 12 wheels in a wheel set of an aircraft 100, the system comprising a control assembly 60 having wheel speed inputs including an input of an indication of the wheel speed 13 of the first wheel 11, and an input of an indication 14 of the wheel speed of the second wheel 12, a wheel speed comparator 62 for determining which of the wheel speeds indicated is a lowest wheel speed 63, and an output 66 for indicating a wheel speed 64 other than the lowest wheel speed 63. The invention also provides an aircraft landing gear 10, an aircraft 100 and methods of braking an aircraft 100.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT GROUND MANOEUVRES

    公开(公告)号:EP4325316A3

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-27

    申请号:EP23189837.0

    申请日:2023-08-04

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 B60T8/00

    摘要: An aircraft (101) includes a ground manoeuvre control unit (226) for automatically controlling ground manoeuvres. The aircraft (101) has control mechanisms (230) such as a rudder, nose wheel steering, spoilers, wheel brakes (110a and 110b) and the like for controlling motion of the aircraft (101). The control unit (226) is configured to receive lateral input demands (220) concerning lateral motion of the aircraft (e.g. heading control) and longitudinal input demands (222) concerning longitudinal motion of the aircraft (e.g. deceleration). The control unit (226) passes on the input demands (220, 222) as output demands (228) to the relevant control mechanisms (230) of the aircraft (101) with, if so required, a modification which prioritises one of the lateral input demand (220) and longitudinal input demand (222) based on the risk of a lateral runway excursion and the risk of a longitudinal runway excursion (232).

    CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4397550A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-10

    申请号:EP23218869.8

    申请日:2023-12-20

    IPC分类号: B60T8/17 B60T8/32

    摘要: A control device (462) for an aircraft (100) comprises a push-button switch (412) that is configured to be held in a depressed position (412b) by a pilot during taxiing of the aircraft (100). The push-button switch (412) is configured to return automatically to a released position (412a) if it is not held in the depressed position (412b) by the pilot. The control device (462) is configured to output a command for braking to a braking system (464) of the aircraft, if the push-button switch (412) moves to the released position (412a) during taxiing of the aircraft and does not return to the depressed position (412b) within a set time. The button may be provided on a tiller (301). A method (505) of detecting on-board pilot incapacitation during an aircraft taxi phase is also disclosed.

    AN AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEM
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4215437A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-26

    申请号:EP23152827.4

    申请日:2023-01-23

    摘要: Disclosed is an aircraft control system 100 for controlling actuation of an aircraft component 700, the system comprising a control assembly 110 having control units, including a first control unit 130 for controlling actuation of the aircraft component during a first time period, using electrical resource 512 from a first electrical resource device 510, and a second control unit 140 for controlling actuation of the aircraft component during a second time period, and a switch mechanism 120 for switching control of the actuation of the aircraft component between the first and second control units, wherein the switch mechanism has a first electrical resource device status input 513 for indicating the status of the first electrical resource device 510 and wherein, the switch mechanism is configured to switch control between the first 130 and second 140 control units based on the first electrical resource device status input 513. Also disclosed is an aircraft 1000, aircraft assembly and a method of controlling an aircraft component of an aircraft.