The patent application relates to a system for rapidly disengaging, with minimum nuisance disengagements, a conventional autopilot system upon detecting hardover failure, which is defined as any autopilot failure which results in rapid and sustained displacement of an aircraft aerodynamic control surface. The aircraft pitch rate is measured and compared with established limits. If these limits are exceeded, the system causes automatic disengagement. Disengagement is inhibited for gust disturbances by deriving a nose up or down signal from the pitch rate signal which is then compared with a signal indicating the direction of elevator hinge moment; if the two directions are opposing, disengagement is inhibited. Disengagement is also inhibited in the event of pilot action. Also, the autopilot pitch axis command line is monitored and a disengagement overriding any inhibits is generated when the signal on that line exceeds certain limits for the altitude hold mode and for the attitude hold mode of the autopilot.
Autopilot Hardover Failure Protection System
1976
28 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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