FIBER OPTIC SENSING AND CONTROL SYSTEM
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1. An aeronautical control system comprising:
- a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft;
a first optical fiber;
said first optical fiber having a fiber optic sensor configured and arranged to sense a first parameter associated with said flight control surface at a first position and a second fiber optic sensor configured and arranged to sense a second parameter associated with said flight control surface at a second location;
an interrogator connected to said first optical fiber and configured and arranged to convert said sensed parameters from both said first fiber optic sensor and said second fiber optic sensor into an electrical signal; and
said interrogator communicating with a flight control computer.
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Abstract
An improved flight control system comprising a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft, a first optical fiber having a fiber optic sensor configured to sense a first parameter associated with the flight control surface at a first position and a second fiber optic sensor configured to sense a second parameter associated with the flight control surface at a second location, an interrogator connected to the first optical fiber and configured to convert the sensed parameters from both the first fiber optic sensor and the second fiber optic sensor into an electrical signal, and the interrogator communicating with a flight control computer.
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11 Claims
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1. An aeronautical control system comprising:
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a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft; a first optical fiber; said first optical fiber having a fiber optic sensor configured and arranged to sense a first parameter associated with said flight control surface at a first position and a second fiber optic sensor configured and arranged to sense a second parameter associated with said flight control surface at a second location; an interrogator connected to said first optical fiber and configured and arranged to convert said sensed parameters from both said first fiber optic sensor and said second fiber optic sensor into an electrical signal; and said interrogator communicating with a flight control computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An aeronautical control system comprising:
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a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft; an actuator configured and arranged to apply a force to said flight control surface; a first optical fiber; said first optical fiber having a fiber optic sensor configured and arranged to sense a first parameter associated with said flight control surface; an interrogator connected to said first optical fiber and configured and arranged to convert said sensed parameters from said first fiber optic sensor into an electrical signal; and said interrogator communicating with said actuator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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