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Accession Number:
ADD002147
Title:
Blended Manual-Automatic Control System.
Descriptive Note:
Patent,
Corporate Author:
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON D C
Report Date:
1975-11-18
Pagination or Media Count:
10.0
Abstract:
The patent relates to a control method comprising generating a command signal proportional to the difference between a desired control effect and the instantaneous control effect, splitting the command signal into a high frequency portion and a low frequency portion, applying the high frequency portion to a mechanical servomechanism for automatically executing the high frequency portion of the command, and displaying only the low frequency long term portion of the command for manual execution. As a specific example, apparatus is disclosed for controlling the airspeed of a helicopter in accordance with the method.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE