73753513
Sep 22, 1988
Nov 28, 1989
COMPUTERIZED FLIGHT CONTROL UNITS TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT CONTROL SURFACES TO EFFECT STABILITY AUGMENTATION AND FLIGHT PATH CONTROL IN AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING HELICOPTERS; ACTUATORS FOR CONTROLLING CONTROL SURFACES, NAMELY, THE TAIL FLAPS OF A FIXED WING AIRCRAFT OR THE BLADES OF A HELICOPTERS; INERTIAL SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT, COMPRISING GYROSCOPES, ACCELEROMETERS, POWER SUPPLIES, DATA OUTPUT ELECTRONICS, AND SUPPORTING ELECTRONICS; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL UNITS WHICH IS COMPUTER CONTROLLED TO GUIDE AND NAVIGATE A SPACECRAFT SO AS TO TRANSPORT A PAYLOAD TO A SELECTED SPOT IN SPACE, AND TO CONTROL THE RATE OF ENGINE FUEL CONSUMPTION TO INSURE THAT THE SPACECRAFT HAS SUFFICIENT FUEL TO GET TO THE SELECTED SPOT IN SPACE; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL UNITS FOR CONTROLLING THE ATTITUDE OF A SATELLITE WHEN IN ORBIT; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM, NAMELY, ATTITUDE CONTROLS FOR AIRCRAFT USING RATE GYROS; GUIDANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, NAMELY, ATTITUDE CONTROLS FOR PROJECTILES USING RATE SENSORS
Electrical and Scientific Apparatus