Patent ID: 7826937
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: G05B,G06F

Abstract:
1. An aircraft control system, comprising: a plurality of control panels that each comprise a plurality of control units which are configured to be operated by an operator; a plurality of controllable pieces of equipment of the aircraft; and a communication system for interconnecting the controllable equipment and associated control units, said communication system comprising a first and a second communication channel which are separate from each other and follow different paths in the aircraft, each of said first and second communication channels comprising, at least at the level of said control panels, at least two different digital communication buses; and a plurality of first computers and a plurality of second computers, wherein: each of said controllable pieces of equipment is controlled by at least one of said first computers and at least one of said second computers, in accordance with operation of at least one of said control units which is also associated with said control panels; said first communication channel connects some of said control units to said first computer; said second communication channel connects some of said control units to said second computer; and at least one of said communication channels comprises: each of said control panels is connected to said digital communication buses of said communication channels.