公开(公告)号：US11138892B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US15847147

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： James Alexander Nicholls ,  Michael Duane Mead ,  Erik Ringnes ,  Ratan Khatwa ,  Michael McSharry ,  Jon Bartling

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/04 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: An enhanced flight control system and method providing a technological improvement over a conventional flight control systems. A control module employs rules to determine whether or not a received traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) evasive maneuver is automatically implemented. Specifically, the control module effectively couples the TCAS to the FMS, allowing access to the flight plan and to the navigation database and the approach procedures and runway data therein. An algorithm determines when there is a co-occurrence of the conditions (1) a flight plan uploaded in the FMS, (2) autopilot is engaged, (3) VNAV is engaged. Upon co-occurrence of (1) and (2) and (3), and an evasive maneuver is received from a TCAS, the control module determines whether or not to automatically implement the evasive maneuver. Look ahead algorithms may also analyse and modify the flight plan to preclude TCAS alerts and evasive procedures being required.

公开(公告)号：US20190189017A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US15847147

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Inventor： James Alexander Nicholls ,  Michael Duane Mead ,  Erik Ringnes ,  Ratan Khatwa ,  Michael McSharry ,  Jon Bartling

IPC: G08G5/04 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G08G5/045 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0039

Abstract: An enhanced flight control system and method providing a technological improvement over a conventional flight control systems is provided. A control module employs rules to determine whether or not a received traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) evasive maneuver is automatically implemented. Specifically, the control module effectively couples the TCAS to the FMS, allowing access to the flight plan and to the navigation database and the approach procedures and runway data therein. An algorithm in the control module determines when there is a co-occurrence of the conditions (1) a flight plan uploaded in the FMS, (2) autopilot is engaged, (3) VNAV is engaged. Upon co-occurrence of (1) and (2) and (3), and an evasive maneuver is received from a TCAS, the control module determines whether or not to automatically implement the evasive maneuver. Look ahead algorithms may also analyse and modify the flight plan to preclude TCAS alerts and evasive procedures being required.