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Multi-stage voting control

  • US 10,394,241 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2017
  • Issued: 08/27/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control system comprising:

  • an actuator device responsive to a voted command, wherein the control system is in communication with the actuator device, and comprising a multi-stage voting system, configured to determine the voted command for the actuator device;

    a set of controllers providing a set of commands to the multi-stage voting system;

    a monitor controller providing a monitor command to the multi-stage voting system;

    wherein the multi-stage voting system comprises logic in the control system with a first stage that compares the set of commands to each other, and a second stage that compares at least one of the set of commands to the monitor command; and

    wherein the multi-stage voting system delivers the voted command to the actuator device based on the comparisons made in the first and second stages, the actuator device effecting an operation in response to the voted command.

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