公开(公告)号：US20220404843A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17648563

申请日：2022-01-21

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Bryan Kashawlic ,  Bryan C.H. Chu ,  Russell Enns ,  Alex Salem Bourreza ,  Stephen Alexander Mohammed ,  Erik Bellandi

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02

Abstract: An aircraft and method of operating an aircraft include a flight formation control unit configured to automatically transition the aircraft into an automatic flight formation mode in response to the aircraft being within one or both of a predetermined speed or a predetermined range in relation to at least one other aircraft flying within the automatic flight formation mode. The flight formation control unit can be further configured to automatically transition the aircraft out of the automatic flight formation mode in response to detection of a control signal received from one or more flight controls of the aircraft. The flight formation control unit can be further configured to automatically cycle the aircraft and the at least one other aircraft to different positions during the automatic flight formation mode.

公开(公告)号：US11822349B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17648563

申请日：2022-01-21

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Bryan Kashawlic ,  Bryan C.H. Chu ,  Russell Enns ,  Alex Salem Bourreza ,  Stephen Alexander Mohammed ,  Erik Bellandi

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/104 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G05D1/1064 ,  B64U2201/102

Abstract: An aircraft and method of operating an aircraft include a flight formation control unit configured to automatically transition the aircraft into an automatic flight formation mode in response to the aircraft being within one or both of a predetermined speed or a predetermined range in relation to at least one other aircraft flying within the automatic flight formation mode. The flight formation control unit can be further configured to automatically transition the aircraft out of the automatic flight formation mode in response to detection of a control signal received from one or more flight controls of the aircraft. The flight formation control unit can be further configured to automatically cycle the aircraft and the at least one other aircraft to different positions during the automatic flight formation mode.