Aircraft equipment control system
First Claim
1. An aircraft control system, comprising:
- at least one control panel (P1, Pn) comprising a plurality of control means (2) which can be operated by an operator;
a plurality of controllable pieces of equipment (EC1, ECk) of the aircraft; and
a communication system (4) for interconnecting the controllable equipment (EC1, ECk) and the associated control means (2), said communication system (4) comprising a first and a second communication channel (5, 6) which are separate from each other and follow different paths (C1, C2) in the aircraft, each of said first and second communication channels (5, 6) comprising, at least at the level of said control panel (P1, Pn), at least two different digital communication buses (8, 9;
10, 11), characterized in that;
each of said controllable pieces of equipment (EC1, ECk) is controlled by at least a first associated computer (3A1, 3Ak), in accordance with at least the operation of a control means (2) which is also associated with said control panel (P1, Pn);
said control system (1) comprises, for at least some of said controllable pieces of equipment (ECd, ECk), in addition to said first associated computer (3A1, 3Ak), in each case a second associated computer (3B1, 3Bk) which can also control the corresponding controllable equipment (ECd, ECk) in accordance with at least the operation of the associated control means (2);
said first communication channel (5) connects said control means (2) to said first computers (3A1, 3Ak); and
said second communication channel (6) connects said control means (2) to said second computers (3B1, 3Bk).
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Abstract
The control system (1) comprises at least one control panel (P1, Pn) comprising a plurality of operable control means (2) for controllable pieces of equipment (EC1, ECk) of the aircraft, each of which is controlled by first and second computers (3A1, 3Ak, 3B1, 3Bk), and a communication system (4) comprising a first and a second communication channel (5, 6) which are separate from each other and follow different paths (C1, C2), the first communication channel (5) connecting the control means (2) to the first computers (3A1, 3Ak) and the second communication channel (6) connecting the control means (2) to the second computers (3B1, 3Bk), each of said communication channels (5, 6) comprising two different digital communication buses (8, 9; 10, 11).
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13 Claims
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1. An aircraft control system, comprising:
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at least one control panel (P1, Pn) comprising a plurality of control means (2) which can be operated by an operator;
a plurality of controllable pieces of equipment (EC1, ECk) of the aircraft; and
a communication system (4) for interconnecting the controllable equipment (EC1, ECk) and the associated control means (2), said communication system (4) comprising a first and a second communication channel (5, 6) which are separate from each other and follow different paths (C1, C2) in the aircraft, each of said first and second communication channels (5, 6) comprising, at least at the level of said control panel (P1, Pn), at least two different digital communication buses (8, 9;
10, 11),characterized in that;
each of said controllable pieces of equipment (EC1, ECk) is controlled by at least a first associated computer (3A1, 3Ak), in accordance with at least the operation of a control means (2) which is also associated with said control panel (P1, Pn);
said control system (1) comprises, for at least some of said controllable pieces of equipment (ECd, ECk), in addition to said first associated computer (3A1, 3Ak), in each case a second associated computer (3B1, 3Bk) which can also control the corresponding controllable equipment (ECd, ECk) in accordance with at least the operation of the associated control means (2);
said first communication channel (5) connects said control means (2) to said first computers (3A1, 3Ak); and
said second communication channel (6) connects said control means (2) to said second computers (3B1, 3Bk). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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