Rockwell Collins demonstrates hands-off landing of a modified HBC Bonanza aircraft
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Uploaded by RockwellCollinsVideo on Aug 12, 2009
Rockwell Collins demonstrates its ability to adapt unmanned auto land technology to manned systems in an effort to enhance safety in the future airspace.
The collaborative work with Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) began in 2008. A modified Bonanza conducted a series of hands-off landings during a test campaign at HBCs headquarters in Wichita, Kan. The test Bonanza was equipped with an experimental fly-by-wire flight control system. The airplane carried a crew of three to observe and monitor system operation and to provide a backup control capability.
The Rockwell Collins Athena 411 system provided flight guidance and control cues during the tests. For this project, Rockwell Collins engineers customized the Athena 411 flight-control system for the Bonanza platform while HBC engineers integrated the Athena 411 into the airplanes fly-by-wire system.
Developed for both unmanned aerial systems and military applications, the Athena 411 provides full state vector for navigation, attitude, heading and air data, as well as autopilot and flight management system (FMS) control laws, with accuracy that is superior to traditional systems. The system integrates solid-state gyros and accelerometers, magnetometer, GPS receiver and air data sensors into a single small unit.
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