Rotorcraft fly-by-wire control laws

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9399511
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14577373

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According to one embodiment, a flight control system includes a pilot control module configured to receive commands from a pilot, a flight control module operable to transmit an instruction to change at least one operating condition of an aircraft, and a flight control computer in communication between the flight control module and the pilot control module. The flight control computer is configured to receive a pilot command to change a first flight characteristic, wherein changing the first flight characteristic would result in an expected change to a second flight characteristic. The flight control computer may instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a first operating condition of the aircraft and instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a second operating condition of the aircraft to at least partially offset the expected change to the second flight characteristic.

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BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INCP O BOX 482 MAIL STOP 1106 FORT WORTH TX 76101

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Bothwell, Christopher M Grapevine, US 13 79
Fortenbaugh, Robert Lee Pantego, US 4 14
Kim, Sung K Bedford, US 27 286

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