US 12,269,578 B2
Systems and methods for controlling a resistive force of an inceptor of an aircraft
Jonathan Liscouet, Montréal (CA)
Assigned to BOMBARDIER INC., Dorval (CA)
Filed by BOMBARDIER INC., Dorval (CA)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,980.
Application 18/222,980 is a continuation of application No. 17/132,555, filed on Dec. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,745,856.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/955,018, filed on Dec. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356827 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 13/04 (2006.01); B64C 13/46 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 13/04 (2013.01) [B64C 13/46 (2013.01); B64C 13/0421 (2018.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a resistive force of an inceptor of an aircraft according to a force feel profile defined as a two-dimensional graph having a first axis representing displacement values for the inceptor and a second axis representing corresponding resistive force values applied to the inceptor, the force feel profile being based on a baseline value of a first operating parameter of the aircraft and on a baseline value of a second operating parameter of the aircraft different from the first operating parameter, the method comprising:
using a current value of the first operating parameter and a current value of the second operating parameter, shifting a portion of the force feel profile along the second axis by an amount determined using:
a product of a first constant and a difference between the current and baseline values of the first operating parameter; and
a product of a second constant and a difference between the current and baseline values of the second operating parameter, the first constant being different from the second constant; and
controlling the resistive force of the inceptor according to the force feel profile including the shifted portion.