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US 2016/0104331 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for operating flight control systems of aircrafts
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsNeal V. Huynh, Robert S. Eick, Thomas G. Heineman, Michael D. Bills, Patrick M. Fahey, John C. Nicholas
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for operating flight control systems of aircrafts are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a flight control system including a first sensor and a second sensor. The example apparatus also includes a processor to, based on data from the first and second sensors, determine first and second input values and, based the input values, determine an approximate location of a jam in the flight control system of an aircraft.
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A method, comprising:
- determining first and second values;
- based on the values, determining a location of a jam in a flight control system of an aircraft.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a flight control system comprising a first sensor and a second sensor;
- and
- a processor to:
- based on data from the first and second sensors, determine first and second input values;
- based the input values, determine an approximate location of a jam in the flight control system of an aircraft.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- an elevator control system comprising a first sensor and a second sensor;
- and
- a processor to:
- based on data from the first and second sensors, determine first and second input force values;
- based a first summation of the first and second input force values, determine an approximate location of an elevator jam in an elevator control system of an aircraft.
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