IP Library Granted Patent US 9,120,582
Granted Patent B2
US 9,120,582 · App. 14/186,137 · Granted Sep 1, 2015

Warning system of aircraft and aircraft

Inventor: Masaya Miyoshi (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
B64D45/0005
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Patent No.
US 9,120,582
App. No.
14/186,137
Granted
Sep 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A warning system 10 that warns of saturation of the control capability for the moving surface such as an elevator 4 and a rudder 8 of an aircraft has a determination section 31 that determines whether or not the control capability for the moving surface is saturated, and a display 50 that issues a warning when the determination section 31 determines that the control capability for the moving surface is saturated. The determination section 31 determines that the control capability for the elevator 4 is saturated, when a control target position of the elevator 4 by, for example, a control stick (column) is larger than a first reference position indicating an operation limit of the elevator 4 , and a present position of the column is smaller than a second reference position indicating an operation limit of the column.

Claims (21)

1. A warning system of an aircraft that warns of saturation of control capability for a moving surface of an aircraft, including

a determination section that determines whether or not the control capability for the moving surface is saturated; and

a warning section that issues a warning when the determination section determines that the control capability for the moving surface is saturated,

wherein the determination section is configured to determine that the control capability for the moving surface is saturated,

when a control target position of the moving surface by operation means of the moving surface is larger than a first reference position indicating an operation limit of the moving surface, and

a present position of the operation means is smaller than a second reference position indicating an operation limit of the operation means.

2. The warning system of an aircraft according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first reference position is in a vicinity of an operation limit value of the moving surface.

3. The warning system of an aircraft according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second reference position is in a vicinity of an operation limit value of the operation means.

4. The warning system of an aircraft according to claim 1 ,

wherein the operation means is a control stick provided at a cockpit of the aircraft, and

the moving surface is a pair of elevators that are provided at a tail assembly of the aircraft and are operated by the control stick.

5. The warning system of an aircraft according to claim 1 ,

wherein the operation means is a pedal provided at a cockpit of the aircraft, and

the moving surface is a rudder that is provided at a vertical tail, and is operated by the pedal.

6. The warning system of an aircraft according to claim 1 ,

wherein the determination section is configured to determine that the control capability for the moving surface is not saturated, when the control target position is smaller than the first reference position.

7. The warning system of an aircraft according to claim 1 ,

wherein even when the present position of the operation means becomes equivalent to the second reference position by an operation of a pilot after the warning section issues a warning, the warning section is configured to continue to issue the warning.

8. An aircraft, comprising the warning system of an aircraft according to claim 1 .

Assignments (4)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 2, 2024
From: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 067287/0854 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 2, 2024
From: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
To: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067289/0630 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded May 2, 2024
From: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067565/0842 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: MIYOSHI, MASAYA
To: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032497/0230 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-39640 · Feb 28, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150175273A1 · Jun 25, 2015