ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An actuator control system for coupling to one or more flight control computers, flight control computers hereinafter being referred to as FCCs;
- the actuator control system 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.
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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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1. An actuator control system for coupling to one or more flight control computers, flight control computers hereinafter being referred to as FCCs;
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the actuator control system 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An actuator control method for controlling an aerodynamic control surface using a flight control system, wherein the flight control system comprises plural flight control computers, hereinafter referred to as FCCs, located in an FCC stage, and an actuator stage;
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the method comprising; performing failure protection by performing servo monitoring, command monitoring, and loop closure function; wherein at least one of the servo monitoring, command monitoring, and loop closure function are performed in the actuator stage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A program or plurality of programs arranged such that when executed by a computer system or one or more processors it/they cause the computer system or the one or more processors to operate an actuator control method for controlling an aerodynamic control surface using a flight control system, wherein the flight control system comprises plural flight control computers, hereinafter referred to as FCCs, located in an FCC stage, and an actuator stage;
- the method comprising;
performing failure protection by performing servo monitoring, command monitoring, and loop closure function;
wherein at least one of the servo monitoring, command monitoring, and loop closure function are performed in the actuator stage. - View Dependent Claims (15)
- the method comprising;
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