Methods and apparatus to control and monitor a folding wingtip actuation system

A method comprising:

• obtaining flight stage information of an aircraft;
• determining whether the aircraft is in flight based on the flight stage information;
• in response to determining that the aircraft is not in flight, enabling a folding wingtip assembly operatively coupled to a wing of the aircraft;
• in response to enabling the folding wingtip assembly, calculating a first position of the folding wingtip assembly;
• determining actions during a first stage and a second stage to complete in sequence to move the folding wingtip assembly;
• determining a status of a component of the folding wingtip assembly based on a measurement of a sensor;
• and
• controlling, by executing an instruction with a processor, a movement of the folding wingtip assembly in accordance with the actions and based on the status.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

• obtain flight stage information of an aircraft;
• determine whether the aircraft is in flight based on the flight stage information;
• in response to determining that the aircraft is not in flight, enable a folding wingtip assembly operatively coupled to a wing of the aircraft;
• in response to enabling the folding wingtip assembly, calculate a first position of the folding wingtip assembly;
• determine actions during a first stage and a second stage to complete in sequence to move the folding wingtip assembly;
• determine a status of a component of the folding wingtip assembly based on a measurement of a sensor;
• and
• control a movement of the folding wingtip assembly in accordance with the actions and based on the status.