Patent ID: 8903569
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: B64C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling a high-lift device or a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft, the method comprising: connecting a commander unit and at least one first control unit to a data network; connecting at least one secondary control unit to the data network; receiving, at the at least one first control unit, a command signal from the commander unit via the data network; providing a primary control signal to the at least one secondary control unit via the data network, wherein the primary control signal is provided by the at least one first control unit and depends on the received command signal, and wherein the primary control signal represents physical parameters that are not directly coupled to the control of one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface; receiving, at the at least one second control unit, a sensor signal of one or more sensors of the high-lift device or the flight control surface; and providing a secondary control signal to the one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface, wherein the secondary control signal is provided by the at least one secondary control unit and depends on the received sensor signal and the primary control signal, and wherein the secondary control signal comprises physical parameters that are directly coupled to the control of the one or more actuators.