Patents by Inventor Robin D. T. Mosedale

Robin D. T. Mosedale 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 performance monitoring
    Patent number: 5170163
    Abstract: An aircraft performance monitor 1 receives signals representative of the height h, rate of change of height h and vertical acceleration .theta. of the aircraft. The monitor 1 determines when (h-A(.sub.n.sbsb.1.sup.n.sbsp.2 +K.sub.1 h+K.sub.2 .theta. goes beyond a predetermined limit and generates a warning signal and disables the autopilot. The signal representative of vertical acceleration may be derived from the rate of change of pitch attitude of the aircraft, from the elevator angle or from an accelerometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Smiths Industries Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Philip H. Collins, Robin D. T. Mosedale