| 发明名称 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A MAGNITUDE OF A SONIC BOOM |
| 摘要 |
Methods and systems for controlling a magnitude of a sonic boom caused by off-design-condition operation of a supersonic aircraft at supersonic speeds are disclosed herein. The method includes, but is not limited to, monitoring, with a processor, a weight of the supersonic aircraft and a distribution of fuel onboard the supersonic aircraft. The method further includes, but is not limited to, determining, with the processor, that there is a deviation of the weight of the supersonic aircraft from a design-condition weight. The method still further includes, but is not limited to, controlling, with the processor, a redistribution of the fuel onboard the supersonic aircraft to adjust an amount of fuel stored within a wing to minimize a twist in the wing caused by the deviation. Such redistribution will reduce the magnitude of the sonic boom caused by the deviation. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2014224925(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.14 |
| 申请号 |
US201414176843 |
申请日期 |
2014.02.10 |
| 申请人 |
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation |
发明人 |
Freund Donald |
| 分类号 |
B64C23/00;B64D37/00;B64C30/00 |
主分类号 |
B64C23/00 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A method of controlling a magnitude of a sonic boom caused by off-design-condition operation of a supersonic aircraft at supersonic speeds, the method comprising the steps of:
monitoring, with a processor, a weight of the supersonic aircraft and a distribution of fuel onboard the supersonic aircraft; determining, with the processor, that there is a deviation of the weight of the supersonic aircraft from a design-condition weight; controlling, with the processor, a redistribution of the fuel onboard the supersonic aircraft to adjust an amount of fuel stored within a wing to minimize a twist in the wing caused by the deviation, wherein the magnitude of the sonic boom caused by the deviation is reduced. |
| 地址 |
Savannah GA US |
