Flight modes and protection envelopes based on inertial attitude estimates for radio-controlled airplanes

The present disclosure describes flight training systems and methods for radio-controlled (RC) airplanes that rely on inertial attitude estimates. Preferred embodiments include an RC airplane with one or more control processors configured to (i) estimate an inertial attitude of the RC airplane based...

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Hauptverfasser:	Burch, Joseph, Ribbe, David
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT AMUSEMENTS AVIATION CONTROLLING COSMONAUTICS GAMES HELICOPTERS HUMAN NECESSITIES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS REGULATING SPORTS SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS, BUILDING BLOCKS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The present disclosure describes flight training systems and methods for radio-controlled (RC) airplanes that rely on inertial attitude estimates. Preferred embodiments include an RC airplane with one or more control processors configured to (i) estimate an inertial attitude of the RC airplane based on one or more measurements from an attitude sensor array and (ii) control the inertial attitude of the RC airplane based the inertial attitude estimate. In operation, controlling the attitude of the RC airplane may include both controlling the RC airplane to a specific inertial attitude and/or keeping the inertial attitude of the RC airplane within a predefined flight envelope.