Abstract: This invention relates to a control system for an aircraft consisting of at least two active inceptor units and at least one coupling means, wherein the coupling means generates or influences at least one setpoint for the control of at least one of the active inceptor units, wherein the generated setpoint corresponds to a movement setpoint for a movement controller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an active inceptor system for controlling an aircraft with at least one mechanically movable inceptor, at least one controller for actuating the inceptor, and at least one state variable detection means for detecting one or more state variables of the one or more inceptors, wherein the active inceptor system comprises at least one means for generating a virtual real-time model for modelling the real flight component, in particular the one or more inceptors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an active inceptor system for controlling an aircraft with at least one mechanically movable inceptor, at least one control of at least one control element or actuator for actuating the inceptor, and at least one detection means for detecting at least one state variable of the inceptor, wherein the active inceptor comprises at least one controller for actuating at least one control element or actuator and at least one feel generating means, wherein the feel generating means combines inner and/or outer state variables and a control setpoint variable can be determined with the aid of one or more physical-mathematical models.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an active control column system for controlling an aircraft, comprising a control member architecture and a control architecture, wherein the control member architecture has at least one mechanically movable control column, at least one actuator for controlling the control column and at least one detection means for detecting at least one state variable of the control column, and the control architecture includes at least one movement regulator for controlling at least one actuator, a feeling generation means for generating at least one desired movement parameter, wherein the feeling generation means is indirectly/directly connected to at least one movement regulator and the generated desired parameter can be supplied to the movement regulator, and wherein at least one detection means is indirectly or directly connected to the feeling generation means for the supply of at least one state variable.

Abstract: LNG composition of LNG from a storage tank or other source is modified in a process in which the LNG is pumped to a first pressure and split into two portions. One portion of the pressurized LNG is then reduced in pressure and heavier components are separated from the reduced pressure LNG to thereby form a lean LNG. The lean LNG is then pumped to a higher pressure and combined with the other portion to form a leaner LNG. Preferably, separation is performed using a demethanizer, wherein part of the demethanizer overhead product is condensed to form the lean LNG, while another portion is used for column reflux. In further preferred configurations, ethane recovery is variable and in yet other configurations, propane or ethane can be delivered via a batching pipeline.