Methods and apparatus for enhancing aircraft flight control surface effectiveness via forced oscillation

A method, comprising:

• determining, by executing a machine-readable instruction with one or more processors of an aircraft, a current position of a flight control surface of the aircraft;
• determining, by executing a machine-readable instruction with the one or more processors, whether the current position exceeds a position threshold;
• generating, by executing a machine-readable instruction with the one or more processors, a forced oscillation signal in response to determining that the current position exceeds the position threshold;
• and
• commanding, by executing a machine-readable instruction with the one or more processors, an actuator coupled to the flight control surface to move the flight control surface based on the forced oscillation signal.

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

• determine a current position of a flight control surface of an aircraft;
• determine whether the current position exceeds a position threshold;
• generate a forced oscillation signal in response to determining that the current position exceeds the position threshold;
• and
• command an actuator coupled to the flight control surface to move the flight control surface based on the forced oscillation signal.