A method for controlling a rotary wing aircraft includes determining a measured airspeed of the rotary wing aircraft based on data from a pitot probe, determining an estimated airspeed of the rotary wing aircraft based on rotor control commands, and determining a blended airspeed based on both the measured airspeed and the estimated airspeed.
Blended airspeed technique for helicopter control at low airspeeds
2025-05-20
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BLENDED AIRSPEED TECHNIQUE FOR HELICOPTER CONTROL AT LOW AIRSPEEDS
| European Patent Office | 2024
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