Actuator control system
US9327825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0077
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An actuator control system for coupling to one or more flight control computers (FCCs); comprising: apparatus for controlling an aerodynamic control surface in response to commands received from one or more FCCs, and, integrated with the controlling apparatus, a failure protection system comprising apparatus arranged to provide at least one of the following functionalities: a servo monitor functionality, a command monitor functionality, and a loop closure functionality. Thus, in the overall flight control system, some or all of the elements of the failure protection system are located in the actuator control stage.
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