WILLIAM LLOYD CRAINE
Pilots at Willamette Dr, Vancouver, WA
License number
Washington A0396660
Issued Date
Dec 2016
Expiration Date
Jun 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
4600 Willamette Dr, Vancouver, WA 98661
Professional information
Energy Index For Aircraft Maneuvers
US Patent:
7075457, Jul 11, 2006
Filed:
Sep 22, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/956523
Inventors:
Thomas R. Chidester - Mountain View CA, US
Robert E. Lynch - San Carlos CA, US
Robert E. Lawrence - Los Altos CA, US
Brett G. Amidan - Kennewick WA, US
Thomas A. Ferryman - Richland WA, US
Douglas A. Drew - Peachtree City GA, US
Robert J. Ainsworth - Dunwoody GA, US
Gary L. Prothero - Corvallis OR, US
Timothy P. Romanowski - Corvallis OR, US
Laurent Bloch - Dallas TX, US
William L. Craine - Vancouver WA, US
Vincent J. Zaccardi - Eastchester NY, US
Robert E. Lynch - San Carlos CA, US
Robert E. Lawrence - Los Altos CA, US
Brett G. Amidan - Kennewick WA, US
Thomas A. Ferryman - Richland WA, US
Douglas A. Drew - Peachtree City GA, US
Robert J. Ainsworth - Dunwoody GA, US
Gary L. Prothero - Corvallis OR, US
Timothy P. Romanowski - Corvallis OR, US
Laurent Bloch - Dallas TX, US
William L. Craine - Vancouver WA, US
Vincent J. Zaccardi - Eastchester NY, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Washington DC
International Classification:
G08B 23/00
US Classification:
340963, 340945, 340946, 340969, 340970
Abstract:
Method and system for analyzing, separately or in combination, kinetic energy and potential energy and/or their time derivatives, measured or estimated or computed, for an aircraft in approach phase or in takeoff phase, to determine if the aircraft is or will be put in an anomalous configuration in order to join a stable approach path or takeoff path. A reference value of kinetic energy and/or potential energy (or time derivatives thereof) is provided, and a comparison index for the estimated energy and reference energy is computed and compared with a normal range of index values for a corresponding aircraft maneuver. If the computed energy index lies outside the normal index range, this phase of the aircraft is identified as anomalous, non-normal or potentially unstable.