Patent ID: 11970279
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling a link disposed at a front engine mount of an engine operably coupling the engine with an engine support structure, the method comprising:
producing thrust with the engine, the engine having a backbone subject to deflection as a result of the producing thrust;
at a plurality of different flight conditions across an operating envelope, determining a control command based at least in part on an output received from one or more sensors, wherein the output is indicative of the thrust of the engine, wherein determination of the control command is dependent upon reducing deflection of the backbone based on a plurality of loads imparted to the engine and a position of the link, the plurality of loads including the thrust of the engine;
at each of the plurality of different flight conditions, causing an actuator operably coupled with the link to change the position of the link from an initial position to a final position based at least in part on the determined control command, the change in position of the link at each of the plurality of different flight conditions configured to reduce deflection of the backbone from the initial position to the final position; and
reducing deflection of the backbone from the initial position to the final position at each of the plurality of different flight conditions by controlling the link disposed at the front engine mount.