A method of supplying health status information of an electromechanical actuator, EMA, to a control system, comprising the steps of: determining whether the EMA has experienced a fault , upon determining that the EMA has experienced the fault, sending a test signal to the EMA , monitoring the EMA response to the test signal; and based on the EMA response to the test signal, confirming whether the EMA experienced the fault if it is confirmed that the EMA has experienced a fault, determining, based on the fault, a fault-based position limit and a fault-based rate limit of the EMA ; determining whether the EMA has experienced electric power degradation; if the EMA has experienced electric power degradation, determining a degradation-based position limit and a degradation-based rate limit of the EMA; monitoring EMA temperature; determining a temperature-based position limit and a temperature-based rate limit of the EMA; supplying a design position limit, corresponding to a fully-extended position to which the EMA is designed to be moved, and a design rate limit, corresponding to a maximum rate at which the EMA is designed to be moved, of the EMA; determining, via a position limit determination function, an updated position limit of the EMA based on at least the design position limit, the fault-based position limit , the degradation-based position limit and the temperature-based position limit; determining, via a rate limit determination function, an updated rate limit of the EMA based on at least the design rate limit, the fault-based rate limit , the degradation-based rate limit and the temperature-based rate limit; and supplying the updated position and rate limits of the EMA to a controller . determining whether the EMA has experienced a fault , upon determining that the EMA has experienced the fault, sending a test signal to the EMA , monitoring the EMA response to the test signal; and based on the EMA response to the test signal, confirming whether the EMA experienced the fault if it is confirmed that the EMA has experienced a fault, determining, based on the fault, a fault-based position limit and a fault-based rate limit of the EMA ; determining whether the EMA has experienced electric power degradation; if the EMA has experienced electric power degradation, determining a degradation-based position limit and a degradation-based rate limit of the EMA; monitoring EMA temperature; determining a temperature-based position limit and a temperature-based rate limit of the EMA; supplying a design position limit, corresponding to a fully-extended position to which the EMA is designed to be moved, and a design rate limit, corresponding to a maximum rate at which the EMA is designed to be moved, of the EMA; determining, via a position limit determination function, an updated position limit of the EMA based on at least the design position limit, the fault-based position limit , the degradation-based position limit and the temperature-based position limit; determining, via a rate limit determination function, an updated rate limit of the EMA based on at least the design rate limit, the fault-based rate limit , the degradation-based rate limit and the temperature-based rate limit; and supplying the updated position and rate limits of the EMA to a controller . <EOS>