Patents by Inventor Sylvain THERIEN

Sylvain THERIEN 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).

  • Patent number: 11845537
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a fixed-wing aircraft during flight are disclosed. The aircraft comprises first and second flight control surfaces of different types. The method comprises determining that a pilot command of the first flight control surface will excite a structural flexible mode of the aircraft and then executing the pilot command of the first flight control surface in conjunction with a command of the second flight control surface to mitigate the effect of the excitation of the structural flexible mode of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Sylvain Therien, David Reist
  • 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: 20220089275
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a fixed-wing aircraft during flight are disclosed. The aircraft comprises first and second flight control surfaces of different types. The method comprises determining that a pilot command of the first flight control surface will excite a structural flexible mode of the aircraft and then executing the pilot command of the first flight control surface in conjunction with a command of the second flight control surface to mitigate the effect of the excitation of the structural flexible mode of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sylvain THERIEN, David REIST
  • Patent number: 11225320
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a fixed-wing aircraft during flight are disclosed. The aircraft comprises first and second flight control surfaces of different types. The method comprises determining that a pilot command of the first flight control surface will excite a structural flexible mode of the aircraft and then executing the pilot command of the first flight control surface in conjunction with a command of the second flight control surface to mitigate the effect of the excitation of the structural flexible mode of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Sylvain Therien, David Reist
  • Publication number: 20200130814
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a fixed-wing aircraft during flight are disclosed. The aircraft comprises first and second flight control surfaces of different types. The method comprises determining that a pilot command of the first flight control surface will excite a structural flexible mode of the aircraft and then executing the pilot command of the first flight control surface in conjunction with a command of the second flight control surface to mitigate the effect of the excitation of the structural flexible mode of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sylvain THERIEN, David REIST
  • 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