An aircraft includes a ground manoeuvre control unit 226 for automatically controlling ground manoeuvres. The aircraft has control mechanisms 230 such as a rudder, nose wheel steering, spoilers, wheel brakes and the like for controlling motion of the aircraft . The control unit 226 is configured to receive lateral input demands 220 concerning lateral motion of the aircraft (e.g. heading control) and longitudinal input demands 222 concerning longitudinal motion of the aircraft (e.g. deceleration). The control unit passes on the input demands 220, 222 as output demands 228 to the relevant control mechanisms 230 of the aircraft with, if so required, a modification 224 which prioritises one of the lateral input demand 220 and longitudinal input demand 222 based on the risk of a lateral or longitudinal runway excursion 232.
Method and apparatus for controlling aircraft ground manoeuvres
2024-02-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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