18334777. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUSELAGE STABILIZATION IN A FREE-WING AIRCRAFT (TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.)
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUSELAGE STABILIZATION IN A FREE-WING AIRCRAFT
Organization Name
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Inventor(s)
Tom M. Neuman of Fairfax VA (US)
Matthew M Warren of Silver Spring MD (US)
Frank K. Kozel of Glen Burnie MD (US)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUSELAGE STABILIZATION IN A FREE-WING AIRCRAFT
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18334777 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUSELAGE STABILIZATION IN A FREE-WING AIRCRAFT
Original Abstract Submitted
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to controlling aircraft elevons to stabilize a free-wing aircraft fuselage. In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a memory storing machine-readable instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to 1) measure a fuselage pitch attribute of an aircraft, wherein a fuselage and wing assembly of the aircraft freely rotate about a pitch axis of the aircraft independently of one another, 2) measure a wing pitch angle of the wing assembly, and 3) control an angle of an elevon of the wing assembly based on the fuselage pitch attribute and the wing pitch angle.
