Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Andrew C. Aitkin
  • Patent number: 6650973
    Abstract: A flight control system for controlling a flight of an aircraft, having an actuator for actuating flight control surfaces and outputting a feedback signal in return; a flight control computer for operating the actuator; and an actuator control computer for controlling the operation of the actuator. The flight control computer comprises an FCC processor for generating an instruction signal to operate the actuator on the basis of an operational instruction signal inputted from a pilot and a state signal indicative of the state of an aircraft, and generating a reference signal on the basis of the instruction signal and the feedback signal from the actuator. The actuator control computer comprises an ACC processor for generating an actuator control signal on the basis of the instruction signal generated by the FCC processor and the feedback signal from the actuator, and a servo amplifier for amplifying the actuator control signal generated by the ACC processor to be outputted to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto