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US 2017/0255190 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Simulating a Failure Response in an Electromechanical Actuator
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJim L. Peck, Jeffrey C. Coffman
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Abstract
A control system may include a fault detection system, an electromechanical actuator, the electromechanical actuator electronically coupled to the fault detection system, and a failure simulation apparatus mechanically coupled between the electromechanical actuator and a load, the failure simulation apparatus selectively applies an external resistive force to the electromechanical actuator.
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A control system comprising:
- a fault detection system;
- an electromechanical actuator, said electromechanical actuator electronically coupled to said fault detection system;
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- a failure simulation apparatus mechanically coupled between said electromechanical actuator and a load, said failure simulation apparatus selectively applies an external resistive force to said electromechanical actuator.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a linkage comprising a longitudinal axis, a first end configured to be mechanically coupled to an electromechanical actuator, and a longitudinally opposed second end configured to be mechanically coupled to a load;
- a caliper to apply a resistive force to said linkage;
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- a conduit, said linkage being linearly movable through said conduit in response to linear movement of said electromechanical actuator.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a linkage through a linkage channel of a conduit;
- coupling a first end of said linkage to an output of an electromechanical actuator;
- coupling a second end of said linkage to a load;
- applying a resistive force to said linkage by a caliper;
- actuating linear motion of said output of said electromechanical actuator;
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- resisting linear movement of said linkage with said resistive force applied by said caliper to alter an output response of said electromechanical actuator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.