An automatically adjustable landing light circuit and method for an aircraft approaching a target are provided. The circuit includes a memory having therein an auto adjustable landing light program, and a processor operationally coupled to a source of real-time navigation data, a source of intended approach information, a source of target geometry, and a source of environmental information including cross-wind data. The processor executes the auto adjustable landing light program, to: determine a course correction, as a function of the cross-wind data, upon determining each occurrence of deviations exceeding respective thresholds for the current heading and an intended heading, the current pitch and an intended pitch, and the current yaw and an intended yaw. The processor generates control motor commands for a landing lights assembly that generates a landing light projection. The control motor commands adjust the landing light projection in accordance with each determined course correction.
AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTABLE LANDING LIGHTS FOR AIRCRAFT
2020-08-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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