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Flight control system with alternate control path
US8935015B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8935015-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113308818-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | May 9, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
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A flight control system and method including a primary flight control path between one or more pilot controls and control surface actuators on an associated aircraft, wherein the primary control path includes one or more flight control computers and one or more first data concentrators; and a secondary flight control path between the one or more pilot controls and the control surface actuators, wherein the secondary flight control path utilizes direct mode control laws to control the control surface actuators; wherein the primary flight control path and the secondary flight control path are independent from each other and the secondary flight control path is operative upon detection of a fault in the primary flight control path.
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What is claimed is: 1. A flight control system comprising: a primary flight control path from one or more pilot controls to control surface actuators on an associated aircraft, wherein the primary control path includes one or more flight control computers and one or more first data concentrators; and a secondary flight control path from the one or more pilot controls to the control surface actuators, wherein the secondary flight control path utilizes direct mode control laws to con…
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- What does patent US8935015B2 cover?
- A flight control system and method including a primary flight control path between one or more pilot controls and control surface actuators on an associated aircraft, wherein the primary control path includes one or more flight control computers and one or more first data concentrators; and a secondary flight control path between the one or more pilot controls and the control surface actuators,…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Olsoe Jonathan S, Mclaughlin David, Hartin Charles B, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G05D1/0077. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).