Secure monitoring and control device for aircraft piloting actuator
US8604741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D45/0005
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A monitoring and control device for an aircraft actuator includes a control module, delivering control signals for the actuator and position signals for the actuator determined according to control messages received from a piloting management system of the aircraft, and at least one first position sensor supplying information concerning the position of the actuator, and a monitoring module, delivering position signals for the actuator and receiving the control signals received from the piloting management system of the aircraft, and information relating to the position of the actuator supplied by at least one second position sensor. The control and monitoring modules are capable of assessing the consistency of the signals processed therein and of controlling accordingly a power supply and disabling module of the actuator.
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