A vehicle control system for use with at least one fluidic control effector (102) for a vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising a controller (104), wherein the controller is configured to: receive a vehicle control input indicating a demanded vehicle manoeuvre, wherein the input is further configured to receive condition data; determine a fluid mass-flow for the at least one fluid control effector (102) based on the received vehicle control input and the condition data, wherein the relationship between the fluid mass-flow and the vehicle control input is substantially non-linear; and output data relating to the determined fluid mass-flow to effect the demanded vehicle manoeuvre, wherein the fluid mass-flow is determined to provide a substantially linear relationship between the vehicle control input and the effected demanded vehicle manoeuvre.


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    Title :

    FLUIDIC CONTROL


    Additional title:

    FLUIDISCHE STEUERUNG
    COMMANDE FLUIDIQUE


    Publication date :

    2021-04-28


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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    WARSOP CLYDE / CROWTHER WILLIAM JAMES / LUNNON IAN | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access

    FLUIDIC CONTROL

    WARSOP CLYDE / CROWTHER WILLIAM JAMES / LUNNON IAN | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access