US 2010/0305780 A1Published application

Flight control system and method of separating control lever linkage

AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

InventorMasahiko Sataka

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Abstract

A flight control system according to the present invention includes a first sensor, a flight control computer, a link mechanism, a separation unit, and a second sensor detecting a force transmitted from the first control lever to the link mechanism. The first sensor detects a force applied from an outside to a first control lever. The flight control computer determines whether or not stacking arises in the first control lever on the basis of the force detected by the first sensor and the force detected by the second sensor, and outputs a separation command to the separation unit when determining that the stacking arises. The separation unit disconnects the link mechanism on the basis of the separation command to separate a connection between the first control lever and the second control lever.

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Dependent claims

A flight control system comprising:

a first sensor configured to detect a force applied from an outside to a first control lever;
a link mechanism configured to mechanically connect said first control lever to a second control lever different from said first control lever, and transmit a force from said first control lever to said second control lever;
a second sensor configured to detect a force transmitted from said first control lever to said link mechanism;
a flight control computer configured to include a stack determination portion which determines whether or not stacking arises in said first control lever on the basis of said force detected by said first sensor and said force detected by said second sensor;
and
a separation unit configured to disconnect said link mechanism on the basis of a separation command to separate a connection between said first control lever and said second control lever,
wherein said stack determination portion outputs said separation command to said separation unit when determining that said stacking arises in said first control lever.

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A method of separating a control lever linkage, which is a method of separating a link mechanism which mechanically connects a first control lever to a second control lever different from said first control lever and transmits a force from said first control lever to said second control lever, said method comprising:

a first sensor detecting a force applied from an outside to said first control lever;
a second sensor detecting a force transmitted from said first control lever to said link mechanism;
determining whether or not stacking arises in said first control lever on the basis of said force detected by said first sensor and said force detected by said second sensor;
outputting a separation command when determining that said stacking arises in said first control lever in said step of said stacking determination;
and
disconnecting said link mechanism on the basis of said separation command to separate a connection between said first control lever and said second control lever.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.