Patents by Inventor Aymeric KRON

Aymeric KRON has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240295881
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling a bank angle, a heading angle and an altitude of an aircraft during flight are provided. The methods and systems disclosed herein make use of sliding mode control and feedback linearization control (nonlinear dynamic control) techniques. The methods and systems can provide autopilot-type functions that can autonomously execute aggressive maneuvers as well as more gentle maneuvers for aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventor: Aymeric KRON
  • Patent number: 12019456
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling a bank angle, a heading angle and an altitude of an aircraft during flight are provided. The methods and systems disclosed herein make use of sliding mode control and feedback linearization control (nonlinear dynamic control) techniques. The methods and systems can provide autopilot-type functions that can autonomously execute aggressive maneuvers as well as more gentle maneuvers for aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventor: Aymeric Kron
  • Patent number: 11460865
    Abstract: Methods and systems for longitudinal control of aircraft during flight are disclosed. One method comprises receiving a commanded normal acceleration of the aircraft and computing a target pitch rate for the aircraft based on the commanded normal acceleration. The target pitch rate is used in a control technique for controlling one or more flight control surfaces of the aircraft to achieve the target pitch rate for the aircraft. The control technique can include (e.g., incremental) nonlinear dynamics inversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Aymeric Kron, Matthew Olsthoorn
  • Patent number: 11422573
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and system for controlling the operation of a fly-by-wire aircraft. One or more yaw commands are received from an operator control, and one or more actual induced rolls rates are determined based on the yaw commands. A yaw signal and a roll-countering command are sent to flight control components of the aircraft, the yaw signal to cause a yaw motion in the aircraft, and the roll-countering command to counter the actual induced rolls. A standardized roll rate command is determined based on the yaw command, and the standardized roll rate command is sent to the flight control components to cause a roll motion in the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: BOMBARDIER INC., AIRBUS CANADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Matthew Olsthoorn, Sylvain Therien, Aymeric Kron, Zhe Yan, Ilie Stiharu-Alexe
  • Publication number: 20210341946
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling a bank angle, a heading angle and an altitude of an aircraft during flight are provided. The methods and systems disclosed herein make use of sliding mode control and feedback linearization control (nonlinear dynamic control) techniques. The methods and systems can provide autopilot-type functions that can autonomously execute aggressive maneuvers as well as more gentle maneuvers for aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Aymeric KRON
  • Publication number: 20200249700
    Abstract: Methods and systems for longitudinal control of aircraft during flight are disclosed. One method comprises receiving a commanded normal acceleration of the aircraft and computing a target pitch rate for the aircraft based on the commanded normal acceleration. The target pitch rate is used in a control technique for controlling one or more flight control surfaces of the aircraft to achieve the target pitch rate for the aircraft. The control technique can include (e.g., incremental) nonlinear dynamics inversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Aymeric KRON, Matthew OLSTHOORN
  • Publication number: 20190204855
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and system for controlling the operation of a fly-by-wire aircraft. One or more yaw commands are received from an operator control, and one or more actual induced rolls rates are determined based on the yaw commands. A yaw signal and a roll-countering command are sent to flight control components of the aircraft, the yaw signal to cause a yaw motion in the aircraft, and the roll-countering command to counter the actual induced rolls. A standardized roll rate command is determined based on the yaw command, and the standardized roll rate command is sent to the flight control components to cause a roll motion in the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew OLSTHOORN, Sylvain THERIEN, Aymeric KRON, Zhe YAN, lIie STIHARU-ALEXE