Patent ID: 9731814
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B64C,B64D,G01P

Claim:
1. A method for controlling an aircraft, comprising: continuously sensing first data directly from air using aircraft sensors, the aircraft sensors comprising a sideslip vane; continuously sensing second data comprising dynamic pressure, inertial data, control surface position data, and a gross weight of an aircraft; continuously determining a primary value of sideslip based on the first data; issuing, by one or more computer processors, control signals to at least one of control surfaces or engines for the aircraft based on the determined primary value of sideslip continuously determining a synthetic value of the sideslip based on the second data; continuously calculating a difference between the determined primary value of sideslip and the determined synthetic value of sideslip; upon the calculated difference exceeding a threshold amount, providing an alert; receiving, in response to the provided alert, a selection of the determined synthetic value of sideslip; and issuing, by the one or more computer processors, control signals to at least one of control surfaces or engines for the aircraft based on the selected determined synthetic value of sideslip.