The invention provides closed loop control of aircraft control surfaces. Closed loop control method for control surfaces includes measuring a flight metric of an aircraft during flight and calculating, using a processor, a deflection of a control surface of the aircraft based on the flight metric. The disclosed method also includes adjusting the deflection to an effective deflection level based on the calculated deflection to reduce a drag coefficient of the aircraft.
Closed loop control of aircraft control surfaces
2016-02-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |