Methods and apparatus for a distributed aircraft actuation system

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

• obtain monitoring data associated with a first control surface and a second control surface, the first control surface on a first side of an aircraft, the second control surface on a second side of the aircraft, the first side opposite the second side;
• determine a first position difference between a first position of the first control surface and a second position of the second control surface, the first position to lag the second position;
• determine a second position difference between a third position of a first actuator of the first control surface and a fourth position of a second actuator of the second control surface;
• and
• after at least one of a first determination that the first position difference satisfies a first threshold or a second determination that the second position difference satisfies a second threshold:
• cease movement of the second control surface at the second position;
• attempt to move the first control surface to the second position;
• and
• cease movement of the first control surface when moved to the second position.

A method comprising:

• obtaining monitoring data associated with a first control surface and a second control surface, the first control surface on a first side of an aircraft, the second control surface on a second side of the aircraft, the first side opposite the second side;
• determining a first position difference between a first position of the first control surface and a second position of the second control surface based on the monitoring data, the first position lagging the second position;
• determining a second position difference between a third position of a first actuator of the first control surface and a fourth position of a second actuator of the second control surface;
• and
• in response to determining that at least one of the first position difference satisfies a first threshold or the second position difference satisfies a second threshold:
• ceasing movement of the second control surface at the second position;
• attempting to move the first control surface to the second position;
• and
• ceasing movement of the first control surface when moved to the second position.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one memory;
• machine readable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor to execute the machine readable instructions to at least:
• obtain monitoring data associated with a first control surface on a first side of an aircraft and a second control surface on a second side of the aircraft, the first side opposite the second side;
• determine a first position difference between a first position of the first control surface and a second position of the second control surface based on the monitoring data, the first position to lag the second position;
• determine a second position difference between a third position of a first actuator of the first control surface and a fourth position of a second actuator of the second control surface;
• and
• after at least one of a first determination that the first position difference satisfies a first threshold or a second determination that the second position difference satisfies a second threshold:
• cease movement of the second control surface at the second position;
• attempt to move the first control surface to the second position;
• and
• cease movement of the first control surface when moved to the second position.