Actuator control system with individual variable speed control

A passenger seat, comprising:

• a plurality of moveable components each movable by one of a plurality of actuators;
• and
• an actuator control system, comprising:
• a first motor having a first rotating shaft;
• a second motor having a second rotating shaft;
• a plurality of gear assemblies, each gear assembly comprising:
• a gear positioned between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, each gear independently movable into and out of rotational engagement with one of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft;
• and
• a flexible shaft rotationally coupled at one end to the gear and rotationally coupled at an opposing end to one of the plurality of actuators, the flexible shaft including a driving section and a driven section rotationally coupled by a variable speed controller including a toroidal drive mechanism;
• a controller communicatively coupled to each of the first motor, the second motor, and the plurality of gear assemblies;
• and
• a sensor configured to sense a condition of each of the plurality of actuators and output the sensed conditions to the controller for controlling at least one of a rotational direction of the first motor, a rotational direction of the second motor, a position of each gear relative to at least one of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, and a rotational speed of the driven section of the flexible shaft.