An automatic flight control system integrated with avionics

Abstract

The application provides an automatic flight control system combined with avionics, which connects display resources of an upper front control panel and a flat display of the avionics system, the upper front control panel is provided with automatic control mode keys around, a display area of the upper front control panel has an automatic control mode adapted to the automatic control mode keys, and the automatic control mode keys are used to output an automatic control mode for controlling automatic flight of an airplane; when the automatic flight control system enters automatic control, the flat display displays an automatic flight state to a pilot in real time. The automatic flight control system of the application cancels a traditional independent automatic flight control system control box, saves space resources of a cockpit console, sets a selection picture of automatic flight control function in the upper front control panel of the airplane by using control display resources of the upper front control panel, displays a state of an automatic flight control system mode, and completes mode selection and mode switching of the automatic flight control system.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of flight control, and particularly relates to an automatic flight control system integrated with avionics. BACKGROUND

[0002] The automatic flight control is one of important components of the flight control system of an airplane. The traditional automatic flight control system selects and switches different control modes through an independent control box, and displays the state of the flight control system through state display lamps on the control box. The display information is limited and single. The control box is generally installed on the cockpit control table, and the installation position is not easy to reach, which is not conducive to the real-time monitoring of the state of the automatic flight control system by the pilot. SUMMARY

[0003] The application aims to provide an automatic flight control system integrated with avionics to solve or alleviate at least one problem in the background art.

[0004] The technical scheme of the application is as follows: an automatic flight control system integrated with avionics, which is connected with the upper front control panel of an avionics system and the display resource of a flat panel display.

[0005] The upper front control panel is provided with automatic control mode keys around, and the display area of the upper front control panel has automatic control modes adapted to the automatic control mode keys. The automatic control mode keys are used to output automatic control modes for controlling the automatic flight of the airplane.

[0006] The flat panel display displays the automatic flight state to the pilot in real time when the automatic flight control system enters the automatic control.

[0007] Further, the display area of the upper front control panel displays the automatic control modes, which include three modes.

[0008] The first display mode is used to indicate that the mode is not allowed to be turned on.

[0009] The second display mode is used to indicate that the mode is allowed to be turned on, and the pilot can select the automatic control mode.

[0010] The third display mode is used to indicate that the automatic control mode has been turned on.

[0011] Further, the automatic control modes are arranged in the display area of the upper front control panel, and the left side is the lateral control and the right side is the longitudinal control.

[0012] Further, in the left lateral control, from top to bottom, there are the track keeping representing the lateral control mode, the given track, the indicated speed keeping representing the automatic throttle control and the M number keeping.

[0013] Further, in the left lateral control, from top to bottom are distributed with the lateral control mode of the height hold, given height, radio height hold.

[0014] Further, the automatic control mode key symbol content in the display area layout of the upper front control panel does not change.

[0015] Further, the left lateral control of the upper front control panel and the right longitudinal control have an automatic flight control system state display area, which is used to display the state of the automatic flight control system.

[0016] Further, the automatic flight control system state display area includes three display boxes, which are respectively displayed as a lateral control mode, a speed control mode and a longitudinal control mode.

[0017] The automatic flight control system of the present application has the following advantages:

[0018] 1) The traditional independent automatic flight control system control box is cancelled, and the cockpit console space resource is saved;

[0019] 2) The selection screen of the automatic flight control function is set in the control display resource of the upper front control panel on the aircraft, and the state of the automatic flight control system mode is clearly displayed to the pilot, so as to complete the function mode selection and mode switching of the automatic flight control system;

[0020] 3) The function mode is displayed in partition on the upper front control panel, which is convenient for the pilot to select and operate;

[0021] 4) Through different display modes of the surrounding keys, the pilot is prompted whether each automatic flight control system function mode is allowed to be turned on and whether it is turned on under the current flight state, and the like;

[0022] 5) According to the state of the task system, the automatic flight control control function based on the state of the avionics system is provided;

[0023] 6) The existing aircraft flat display display resource is used to complete the state display of the automatic flight control system, which is convenient for the pilot to monitor the state of the automatic flight control system in real time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions provided by the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application.

[0025] Figure 1 The display state of the upper front control panel in the automatic navigation state is shown in the schematic diagram.

[0026] Figure 2The figure shows the display state of the up front control panel in the given track and radio holding state in the present application.

[0027] Figure 3 The figure shows the up front control panel in the on state in the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solution in the present application will be described in more detail below in combination with the drawings in the present application.

[0029] The present application provides an automatic flight control system integrated with an avionics system, which cancels the traditional automatic flight control system control box, utilizes the control display resources of the avionics system of the aircraft, perfects the control display function of the automatic flight control system, and improves the manipulation of the pilot and meets the demand of real-time monitoring of the system state.

[0030] As shown in Figure 1 , the automatic flight control system provided by the present application utilizes the control display resources of the avionics system, mainly the up front control panel (UFCP) and the head up display (HUD), and there are several display modes for the automatic flight control picture peripheral key characters on the up front control panel: gray display, green display and high-light display. The gray display indicates that this mode is not allowed to be turned on, such as "radio holding" in Figure 1 ; the green display indicates that this mode is allowed to be turned on, and the pilot can select this automatic control mode, such as "altitude holding" in Figure 1 ; and the high-light display indicates that this automatic control mode is turned on, such as "automatic navigation" in Figure 1 .

[0031] In the automatic control mode arrangement of the up front control panel, the left side is the lateral control, the right side is the longitudinal control, the first row M1, M6 is the integrated control mode related to the avionics system, and the others are basic control modes. In the lateral control layout on the left side, the second row M2 is the track holding, and the third row M3 is the given track control (achieved by inputting a predetermined angle, for example, 120° in Figure 2 to achieve the given track flight), and the second row M2 and the third row M3 constitute the lateral control mode; the fourth row M4 is the indicated airspeed holding, and the fifth row M5 is the Mach number holding, and the fourth row M4 and the fifth row M5 constitute the automatic throttle control; in the longitudinal control layout on the right side, the second row M7 is the altitude holding, the third row M8 is the given altitude control (achieved by inputting a predetermined altitude, for example, 8.00km in Figure 1 to achieve the given g altitude flight), and the fourth row M9 is the radio altitude holding, and the second row M7 to the fourth row M9 constitute the longitudinal control mode.

[0032] The character content in the above layout does not change, and is called a basic control mode of automatic flight control, which is independent of the avionics mode.

[0033] The automatic control mode related to the avionics, such as automatic navigation, automatic return-to-field landing, automatic guidance, etc., is arranged in the first row of the upper front control panel. According to the avionics mode, the characters displayed in the first row also change, i.e., when the avionics is in the navigation mode, the automatic flight control system provides the function of automatic navigation, such as Figure 1 "automatic navigation" in the first row; when the avionics mode is return-to-field (APR), the automatic flight control system provides the function of automatic return-to-field landing, such as Figure 2 "azimuth hold", "glide slope hold" in the first row of the automatic return-to-field landing mode information; when the avionics mode is guidance, the automatic flight control system provides the function of automatic guidance, such as Figure 3 "manual guidance", "onboard guidance", "command guidance" in the first row of the automatic guidance mode information.

[0034] The middle and lower part of the upper front control panel has an automatic flight control system state display area for displaying the state of the automatic flight control system. The automatic flight control system state display area has basically the same display content as the surrounding keys, and has the same basic arrangement principle as the surrounding keys. The automatic flight control system state display area includes three display boxes, which are the horizontal control mode, the speed control mode, and the longitudinal control mode. The display of the three display boxes is not only displayed on the automatic flight control panel, but also displayed on the default screen of the upper front control panel.

[0035] The PFD displays the automatic flight state in real time to the pilot when the automatic flight control system enters the automatic control, such as the PFD displays the "AP" word in the center of the PFD, and the related information of the entered automatic control mode is displayed in the lower left corner.

[0036] The automatic flight control system of the present application has the following advantages:

[0037] 1) The traditional independent automatic flight control system control box is cancelled, and the space resource of the cockpit console is saved;

[0038] 2) The control display resource of the upper front control panel on the aircraft is used to arrange the selection screen of the automatic flight control function, and the state of the automatic flight control system mode is clearly displayed to the pilot, so as to complete the function mode selection and mode switching of the automatic flight control system;

[0039] 3) The function modes are displayed in partitions on the upper front control panel, which is convenient for the pilot to select and operate;

[0040] 4) Through the different display mode of the peripheral key, prompting the pilot in the current flight state, whether the function mode of each automatic flight control system is allowed to be turned on and whether it is turned on, etc.

[0041] 5) According to the state of the task system, providing the automatic flight control function based on the state of the avionics system;

[0042] 6) Using the display resources of the existing plane flat display to complete the state display of the automatic flight control system, facilitating the real-time monitoring of the pilot on the state of the automatic flight control system.

[0043] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed in the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An integrated avionics automatic flight control system, characterized by, The automatic flight control system is connected with the upper front control panel of the avionics system and the display resource of the flat display; The upper front control panel is provided with automatic control mode keys around, the display area of the upper front control panel has an automatic control mode adapted to the automatic control mode keys, the display area of the upper front control panel displays the automatic control mode, the automatic control mode includes three modes: a first display mode for indicating that the mode is not allowed to be turned on, a second display mode for indicating that the mode is allowed to be turned on and the pilot can select the automatic control mode, and a third display mode for indicating that the automatic control mode has been turned on, the automatic control mode keys are used to output the automatic control mode for controlling the automatic flight of the airplane, the automatic control mode is arranged in the display area of the upper front control panel, the left side is the lateral control, the right side is the longitudinal control, in the left side lateral control, from top to bottom, there are the track keeping representing the lateral control mode, the given track and the indicated speed keeping representing the automatic throttle control, and the M number keeping, in the right side longitudinal control, from top to bottom, there are the height keeping representing the longitudinal control mode, the given height and the radio height keeping. The flat display displays the automatic flight state to the pilot in real time when the automatic flight control system enters the automatic control.

2. The avionics-fusion automatic flight control system of claim 1, wherein, The content of the automatic control mode keys in the display area of the upper front control panel does not change.

3. The avionics-fusion automatic flight control system of claim 1, wherein, The left side lateral control and the right side longitudinal control of the upper front control panel have an automatic flight control system state display area therebetween, which is used to display the state of the automatic flight control system.

4. The avionics-fusion automatic flight control system of claim 3, wherein, The automatic flight control system state display area includes three display boxes, which respectively display the lateral control mode, the speed control mode and the longitudinal control mode.

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