Method and system for vertical navigation using time-of-arrival control

摘要

A control system (108) for controlling a flight path of a vehicle (10) is provided. The system includes an input device (114) configured to receive a speed margin value for the vehicle, a processor (104) communicatively coupled to the input device. The processor is programmed to automatically determine a flight path of the vehicle that is shallower than an idle flight path for the vehicle, and generate a flight control surface control signal configured to maintain the determined flight path using the received speed margin, and an output device communicatively coupled to the processor, the output device is configured to transmit the flight control surface control signal to a flight control system of the vehicle.