Kwok Kit Cheng

US Patent:

20170291711, Oct 12, 2017

Filed:

Feb 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/422941

Inventors:

- Stratford CT, US
Kwok Cheng - Shelton CT, US

International Classification:

B64D 25/00
B64D 45/00
B64C 25/00

Abstract:

An impact mitigation system for an aircraft and method of deploying the impact mitigation system is disclosed. A state parameter of the aircraft is obtained. The state parameter is used with an aircraft performance model to determine an acceleration capability of the aircraft. A trajectory of the aircraft is predicted using the state parameter of the aircraft and the acceleration capability of the aircraft. A location of an object with respect to the aircraft is determined and the impact mitigation system is deployed when the predicted trajectory indicates a contact with the object at a predicted contact velocity higher than a threshold velocity at a future time.