A method for estimating airspeed of an aircraft includes receiving values indicative of operating conditions of the aircraft along an axis; estimating a tip path plane (TPP) angle along the axis from at least one of the operating conditions to create an estimated TPP angle; and determining an estima
A method for estimating airspeed of an aircraft includes receiving values indicative of operating conditions of the aircraft along an axis; estimating a tip path plane (TPP) angle along the axis from at least one of the operating conditions to create an estimated TPP angle; and determining an estimated airspeed as a function of the estimated TPP angle, the determining including referencing a look-up table that indexes the estimated TPP angle with the airspeed.
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1. A method for estimating airspeed of an aircraft, comprising: receiving, using a processor, values indicative of operating conditions of the aircraft along an axis;estimating, using a processor, a tip path plane (TPP) angle along the axis from at least one of the operating conditions to create an
1. A method for estimating airspeed of an aircraft, comprising: receiving, using a processor, values indicative of operating conditions of the aircraft along an axis;estimating, using a processor, a tip path plane (TPP) angle along the axis from at least one of the operating conditions to create an estimated TPP angle; anddetermining, using a processor, an estimated airspeed as a function of the estimated TPP angle, the determining including referencing a look-up table that indexes the estimated TPP angle with the airspeed. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the estimating of the TPP angle further comprises applying the following equation: αE=K*(θ+(A*B1s)+B); (1)where:αE=the estimated TPP angle;K, A, B=Constants;θ=Pitch angle; andB1s=main rotor swash plate position. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising correcting the estimated TPP angle for acceleration along the axis according to the following equation: αC=αE−Ax/G; (2)where:αC=the corrected TPP angle;Ax=longitudinal acceleration of the aircraft; andG=Acceleration due to gravity. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the axis includes one of a longitudinal axis or a lateral axis. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating conditions includes lateral acceleration, attitude, and angular rate. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the TPP angle corresponds to a controller displacement. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the at least one operating condition from one or more sensors. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the axis corresponds to the pitch. 9. A system for estimating airspeed of an aircraft, comprising: a memory that indexes an estimated TPP angle with an estimated airspeed of the aircraft;a processor that receives values indicative of operating conditions of the aircraft along an axis and determines the estimated TPP angle along the axis from at least one of the operating conditions;wherein the processor determines an estimated airspeed as a function of the estimated TPP angle. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor determines the estimated TPP angle according to the following equation: αE=K*(θ+(A*B1s)+B); (1)where:αE=the estimated TPP angle;K, A, B=Constants;θ=Pitch angle; andB1s=main rotor swash plate position. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor corrects the estimated TPP angle for acceleration along the axis according to the following equation: αC=αE−Ax/G; (2)where:αc=the corrected TPP angle;Ax=longitudinal acceleration of the aircraft; andG=Acceleration due to gravity. 12. The system of claim 9, wherein the axis includes one of a longitudinal axis or a lateral axis. 13. The system of claim 9, wherein the operating conditions includes lateral acceleration, attitude, and angular rate. 14. The system of claim 9, wherein the estimated TPP angle corresponds to a controller displacement. 15. The system of claim 9, further comprising one or more sensors that receive the at least one operating condition. 16. The system of claim 9, wherein the axis corresponds to the pitch.
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