Patents by Inventor Ian Thomas Darbyshire

Ian Thomas Darbyshire 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).

  • Aircraft control system
    Patent number: 6986486
    Abstract: This invention control system having: means (12) for detecting an irregularity in aircraft handling during flight; means (18) for causing temporarily a rigid body excitation in at least a portion of the aircraft; means (20) for monitoring an actual response to the excitation; means (22) for comparing the actual response and a target response to the rigid body excitation; and means (14) responsive to an output from the comparison means for determining the need for a modification of the current flight plan and for generating a corresponding control output. The invention also provides a corresponding method for controlling an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Ian Thomas Darbyshire
  • Aircraft control system
    Publication number: 20030141418
    Abstract: This invention provides an aircraft control system having: means (12) for detecting an irregularity in aircraft handling during flight; means (18) for causing temporarily a rigid body excitation in at least aportion of the aircraft; means (20) for monitoring an actual response to the excitation; means (22) for comparing the actual response and a target response to the rigid body excitation; and means (14) responsive to an output from the comparison means for determining the need for a modification of the current flight plan and for generating a corresponding control output. The invention also provides a corresponding method for controlling an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventor: Ian Thomas Darbyshire