181 results about "Flight instruments" patented technology

A flight instrument displays azimuth information in combination with horizon information and other optional information such as altitude and / or airspeed. Azimuth information is displayed using an elliptical pattern placed below a horizon line displaying horizon information. The horizon information may be based on gyro enhanced vertical speed and / or vertical axis information. The elliptical pattern may be representative of a horizontal circular heading indicator viewed from above and behind the circular indicator. In one embodiment, the elliptical azimuth pattern moves in response to movement of the horizon line to maintain position below the horizon line. Airspeed and / or altitude information may be displayed at the sides of the screen area using a circular arc display pattern.

Apparatus and methods are provided for flight instruments in an electronic format. The flight instruments may appear in a standard configuration, including both primary flight instruments and secondary flight instruments. The apparatus and methods may also provide some or all of the primary flight instruments in one visual representation.

A flight instrument and associated method where vertical speed information is combined with gyro information to produce gyro enhanced vertical speed information that is displayed to a pilot. The gyro information may include a pitch rate gyro and may include an azimuth rate gyro. The pitch rate gyro and azimuth rate gyro may be combined to yield a corrected pitch rate in turns. In one embodiment, the display is an airplane symbol that moves relative to a horizon line responsive to the gyro enhanced vertical speed information. The horizon line may also tilt in response to the azimuth rate gyro.

According to embodiments of the disclosed technology, apparatuses and methods are provided for an unmanned flying craft that senses different aspects of its surroundings and adjusts flying patterns in response thereto. The apparatus may employ a plurality of sensors for detecting and receiving information and / or signals from locations surrounding the apparatus. The disclosed technology may employ sensors directed to receiving and translating hand gesture signals performed by a user. Moreover, other sensors may constantly monitor elevation and automatically control altitude based on elevation. Still further, proximity sensors may sense nearby obstacles to be avoided by the flying craft.

The invention discloses a flight fault emergency processing method and system, and relates to the field of flight fault processing. The method comprises the steps: S1, monitoring and collecting flightstate parameters in real time; S2, analyzing the flight state parameters to confirm flight fault conditions; S3, judging the priority of the flight fault condition, forming an execution strategy, andissuing the execution strategy to an unmanned aerial vehicle; and S4, controlling flight according to the execution strategy. The device comprises a data acquisition module, a data analysis module, afault strategy module and a flight control module. According to the invention, priority ranking is carried out on all the fault types, and an execution strategy is formed to control flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle, so that the application value of single flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle is maximized; measures corresponding to all the fault types are refined, and judgment processing of fault recovery is added, so that flight safety of the unmanned aerial vehicle is more reliable, and personal and property safety can be better guaranteed; and a fault priority discrimination module isadditionally arranged to sort various fault types of the unmanned aerial vehicle and generate a corresponding execution strategy, so that the single flight application value of the unmanned aerial vehicle is maximized.

A device supports a motorized flying instrument in a wind tunnel. To carry out tests in a wind tunnel on a motorized flying instrument (10), with the motor on, under different attitudes hands off, the instrument is connected to the fixed structure (15) of the wind tunnel (11) by a mounting device (12) at least one of the supports (14, 16) of which is fitted with a length adjustment system, such as a hydraulic jack (28). This jack (28) is remote controlled, in real time, by a control system (42).

A a flight instrument enabling a pilot to intercept and precisely follow a predefined GPS track. The instrument—known as a GPS steering indicator—provides a visual display which is similar in appearance to other aircraft instruments (and therefore instantly recognizable to nearly all pilots). However, the instrument is preferably differentiated somewhat in its visual appearance to convey to the pilot the fact that it displays steering commands rather than cross track error. An indicator needle deflects to instruct the pilot which way to turn and how much to turn in order to intercept and fly along a predefined GPS track. By centering the indicator needle, the pilot maintains the desired instantaneous track.

A flight instrument that displays the rotational speed of a main rotor of a rotary-wing aircraft, with the flight instrument including display means, a first indicator of a setpoint for the rotational speed of the main rotor, a second indicator of the first current value of the rotational speed of the main rotor, and third and fourth indicators of the limit values of the rotational speed. The setpoint for the rotational speed of the main rotor is variable and the first indicator is stationary on the display means, with the second, third and fourth indicators being movable in relation to the first indicator.