초록 ▼

Modern flight control systems should be largely automated because of their complexity. A process is disclosed to automatically correct an originally planned aircraft flight after flight-relevant parameters are changed. The process has the following steps: (a) the values of the flight-influencing par

Modern flight control systems should be largely automated because of their complexity. A process is disclosed to automatically correct an originally planned aircraft flight after flight-relevant parameters are changed. The process has the following steps: (a) the values of the flight-influencing parameters which determine the planned flight are supplied to a computer and stored therein; (b) when a change occurs, the changed values are also supplied to the computer and compared therein to the stored values; (c) depending on the results of the comparison and on predetermined checking and selection criteria, it is first checked whether the change requires a flight correction, and if that is the case new parameter values for a corrected flight are determined and stored in the computer instead of the previously stored parameter values; (d) the flight correction determined by the new parameter values is initiated; (e) these process steps are repeated whenever necessary every time the parameter values are changed. This process is mainly useful to improve flight planning operations before and during instrument flying in aircraft provided with modern flight equipment.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of correcting a flight of an aircraft, having the following features:values of flight-influencing parameters that determine a predetermined flight are supplied to a computer and stored there:if a change in these values occurs, the changed values are additionally

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of correcting a flight of an aircraft, having the following features:values of flight-influencing parameters that determine a predetermined flight are supplied to a computer and stored there:if a change in these values occurs, the changed values are additionally supplied to the computer and compared there to the stored values;using the comparison results and predetermined checking and selection criteria, the computer first checks whether a flight correction is necessary due to the change in the parameter values, and, if need be, the computer subsequently determines new parameter values for a corrected flight and stores them n the computer instead of the previously-stored parameter values;the flight correction stipulated by the new parameter values is initiated;with each further change in the parameter values, the method steps ar performed as needed; and wherein, in aircraft equipped with computer-aided flight control, the flight-relevant parameter values present at the flight-control computer (2) are supplied to the computer (1), and the flight-relevant change inputs are supplied to the aircraft's mechanical systems and stored there; in the event that the computer (1) determines that a flight correction is necessary, the new parameter values previously stored there, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, they are supplied to the flight-control computer (1) and stored there.