Flight controller management system with a backdrive monitor
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a monitoring module of a flight control computer, the monitoring module configured to;
identify a difference between measured position information for a controller and expected position information for the controller;
compare the difference with thresholds for managing an autopilot in a control system of a vehicle to form a comparison; and
manage an operation of the autopilot based on the comparison such that the autopilot remains operating when a backdrive system is inoperative and an intentional override of the autopilot is absent.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a monitoring module. The monitoring module is configured to identify a difference between measured position information for a controller and expected position information for the controller. The monitoring module is configured to compare the difference with thresholds for managing an autopilot in a control system of a vehicle to form a comparison. The monitoring module is configured to manage an operation of the autopilot based on the comparison such that the autopilot remains operating when a backdrive system is inoperative and an intentional override of the autopilot is absent.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a monitoring module of a flight control computer, the monitoring module configured to; identify a difference between measured position information for a controller and expected position information for the controller; compare the difference with thresholds for managing an autopilot in a control system of a vehicle to form a comparison; and manage an operation of the autopilot based on the comparison such that the autopilot remains operating when a backdrive system is inoperative and an intentional override of the autopilot is absent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of a control system of an autopilot of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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identifying a difference between measured position information for a controller and expected position information for the controller; comparing the measured position information and the expected position information with thresholds for managing the autopilot in a control system to form a comparison; and managing an operation of the autopilot based on the comparison such that the autopilot remains operating when a backdrive system is inoperative and an intentional override of the autopilot is absent. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium; first program code for identifying a difference between measured position information for a controller and expected position information for the controller; second program code for comparing the difference with thresholds for managing an autopilot in a control system of a vehicle to form a comparison; and third program code for managing an operation of the autopilot based on the comparison such that the autopilot remains operating when a backdrive system is inoperative and an intentional override of the autopilot is absent, wherein the first program code, the second program code, and the third program code are stored on the computer readable storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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