Abstract:
A method of managing the braking of an aircraft having landing gear with wheels fitted with friction brakes and with auxiliary brakes that enable energy to be dissipated by other than friction. The method comprises the steps of, (1) when braking is requested, testing the braking parameters to determine whether the aircraft is in a braking situation for which the friction brakes are not essential for providing the requested braking, and (2) performing the requested braking by giving priority to actuating the auxiliary brakes so long as the aircraft remains within the braking situation, and actuating the friction brakes only if the aircraft departs from the braking situation.
Abstract:
A control method for controlling an electric motor driving rotation of an aircraft wheel (4a, 4b) for generating a torque command for controlling the motor, the method being characterized in that it comprises implementing: a first servo-control loop (23) having as its input signal a speed setpoint, having as its return signal a signal representative of the speed of the wheel or of the aircraft, and having as its output signal an acceleration setpoint (Cons_a); and a second servo-control loop (24) having as its input signal the acceleration setpoint (Cons_a), as its return signal a signal representative of the acceleration (Ar) of the wheel or of the aircraft, and as its output signal the torque command.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of managing movement of an aircraft on the ground, the aircraft including at least one left main undercarriage and at least one right main undercarriage, each comprising wheels associated with torque application members for applying torque to the wheels in response to a general setpoint, the general setpoint comprising a longitudinal acceleration setpoint and an angular speed setpoint, the method including the successive steps of braking down the general setpoint into general torque setpoints for generating by the torque application members associated with each of the wheels.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of controlling a yawing movement of an aircraft running along the ground, the aircraft comprising at least one first landing gear with a steerable bottom part bearing wheels. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps of: on the basis of a yaw rate setpoint {dot over (φ)}c, determining a wheel-steering prepositioning angle θp; using closed-loop control which as its input has the yaw rate setpoint and which generates a command to steer the bottom part in order to steer it through a steering angle θc equal to the sum of this prepositioning angle θp and of an angle θz which is determined taking account of an error between the yaw rate setpoint {dot over (φ)}c and the measured yaw rate {dot over (φ)}m when the steerable bottom part is steered by the steering angle θc.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of managing the braking of an aircraft having landing gear with wheels fitted with friction brakes and with auxiliary brakes that enable energy to be dissipated by means other than friction, the method comprising the steps of: when braking is requested, testing the braking parameters to determine whether the aircraft is in a braking situation for which the friction brakes are not essential for providing the requested braking; and performing the requested braking by giving priority to actuating the auxiliary brakes so long as the aircraft remains within said braking situation, and actuating the friction brakes only if the aircraft departs from said braking situation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a management method for managing a turning movement of an aircraft taxiing on the ground, the aircraft having wheels each fitted with an independent drive device, in which method commands are generated for the independent drive devices so that at least some of those devices contribute to the turning movement. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps of: estimating at each instant during the turning movement: an instantaneous total power developed by all of the independent drive devices in response to the commands; and an instantaneous mean angular acceleration for all of the wheels; and adapting the commands to the independent drive devices such that the total instantaneous power developed by all of the independent drive devices is minimized, while conserving the mean angular acceleration.
Abstract:
A control method for controlling an electric motor driving rotation of an aircraft wheel (4a, 4b) for generating a torque command for controlling the motor, the method being characterized in that it comprises implementing: a first servo-control loop (23) having as its input signal a speed setpoint, having as its return signal a signal representative of the speed of the wheel or of the aircraft, and having as its output signal an acceleration setpoint (Cons_a); and a second servo-control loop (24) having as its input signal the acceleration setpoint (Cons_a), as its return signal a signal representative of the acceleration (Ar) of the wheel or of the aircraft, and as its output signal the torque command.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a management method for managing a turning movement of an aircraft taxiing on the ground, the aircraft having wheels each fitted with an independent drive device, in which method commands are generated for the independent drive devices so that at least some of those devices contribute to the turning movement. According to the invention, the method comprises the steps of: estimating at each instant during the turning movement: an instantaneous total power developed by all of the independent drive devices in response to the commands; and an instantaneous mean angular acceleration for all of the wheels; and adapting the commands to the independent drive devices such that the total instantaneous power developed by all of the independent drive devices is minimized, while conserving the mean angular acceleration.
Abstract:
Coatings containing one or more thermally coagulating proteins (e.g., whey protein) and foodstuffs coated with such coatings are provided. The coatings render foodstuffs less permeable to fat and oil in the frying medium, and thus reduce the amount of fat or oil absorbed by the foodstuff during cooking. The coatings also improve the color, texture and crispiness of the cooked foodstuff. Methods for applying such coatings to obtain the coated foodstuff are also provided.
Abstract:
A method of controlling a yawing movement of an aircraft running along the ground, the aircraft comprising at least one first landing gear with a steerable bottom part bearing wheels. The method comprises the steps of (1) on the basis of a yaw rate setpoint {dot over (φ)}c, determining a wheel-steering prepositioning angle θp; and (2) using closed-loop control which as its input has the yaw rate setpoint and which generates a command to steer the bottom part in order to steer it through a steering angle θc equal to the sum of this prepositioning angle θp and of an angle θz which is determined taking account of an error between the yaw rate setpoint {dot over (φ)}c and the measured yaw rate {dot over (φ)}m when the steerable bottom part is steered by the steering angle θc.