Patent ID: 6804586
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: B64C,G05G

Abstract:
An arrangement for generating control commands for actuating at least one of flaps and slats of an aircraft, comprising:manually operable first and second command input levers; rotatable first and second sensor disks; a first linkage connecting said first command input lever to said first sensor disk, and a second linkage connecting said second command input lever to said second sensor disk, wherein said first and second linkages are adapted to transmit lever motions of said first and second command input levers respectively to limited rotation motions of said first and second sensor disks; first and second groups of signal emitters respectively cooperating with said first and second sensor disks to emit command signals dependent on and responsive to respective rotational positions of said first and second sensor disks; and a first control computer having inputs conductively connected to said first group of signal emitters to receive said command signals therefrom, and a second control computer having inputs conductively connected to said second group of signal emitters to receive said command signals therefrom, wherein said first and second control computers are respectively adapted to generate actuating signals for actuating at least one of flaps and slats of an aircraft responsive to and dependent on said command signals, wherein said actuating signals are provided at outputs of said first and second control computers.