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US 12,325,509 B2Granted
Systems and methods for overriding autonomous control of a device
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsChristopher E. Plass, Kevin S. Callahan
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Abstract
Within examples, a system is described that includes a control lever for controlling operation of a device, a first actuator coupled to the control lever via a rod, and a resettable frangible link coupling a second actuator to the control lever via the rod. The resettable frangible link enables separation of coupling of the second actuator from the control lever based on an applied force to the rod by the first actuator.
Claims20
A method for overriding autonomous control of a device, the method comprising:
- controlling a control lever of a device via a first actuator during manual operation mode of the device, wherein the first actuator is coupled to the control lever via a rod;
- controlling the control lever of the device via a second actuator during autonomous operation mode of the device, wherein a resettable frangible link couples the second actuator to the control lever via a rod;
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- entering the manual operation mode by the rod receiving an applied force via the first actuator causing the resettable frangible link to separate the second actuator from the rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.