Patent ID: 8002220
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. An active pilot inceptor system, comprising: a pilot inceptor configured to receive user input and, in response to the user input, to (i) move to an inceptor position at an inceptor movement rate and (ii) supply signals representative of a commanded aircraft rate; a motor coupled to the pilot inceptor and configured, upon being energized, to supply a feedback force to the inceptor that limits at least the inceptor movement rate; and a motor control configured to receive a rate limit signal that is based on a determined rate error, the rate error being a representative of a difference between the commanded aircraft rate and an actual aircraft rate, the motor control further configured to respond to the rate limit signal to energize the motor to supply the feedback force at a magnitude that limits the inceptor movement rate based on the determined rate error.