Patent ID: 9611033
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B64C,G05B

Claim:
1. A control system for an aircraft, comprising: a first lane configured to communicate with one or more sensors configured to generate event data utilized in controlling the aircraft, the first lane comprising: a second lane configured to communicate with the one or more sensors, the second lane comprising: a comparator in electronic communication with the first processor and the second processor, the comparator configured to receive the first computation data output and the second computation data output and to transmit a command signal operable to prohibit the electronic communication between the first processor and the one or more actuators or instrumentation if a first difference between the first computation data output and the second computation data output exceeds a first predetermined threshold value; and at least one programmable logic device in electronic communication with the first processor and the second processor, the at least one programmable logic device configured to receive the first computation data output and the second computation data output, determine a second difference between the first computation data output and the second computation data output, and transmit a corrective computation data output to the first processor and the second processor via respective feedback loops if the difference between the first computation data output and the second computation data output exceeds a second predetermined threshold value, wherein the input data further comprises the corrective computation data output.