Patent ID: 8831900

Claim:
A system for controlling at least one actuator of cowlings of a thrust reverser for a turbojet engine of an aircraft comprising a set of actuating and/or checking components, the system comprising: at least one cowling actuator driven by at least an electric motor; and control means for controlling the actuator and the electric motor, wherein the control means comprise: test means; and an interface connected to the test means, said interface being connected directly to an aircraft control system of the aircraft via a communication means, and said interface receiving test requests directly from the aircraft control system of the aircraft, and said interface communicating the test requests to the test means, wherein upon receipt of the test requests by the interface, the test means carry out a test cycle on one or more components of the system, said test cycle comprising actuating the component or components in isolation from other components of the system for controlling the at least one actuator of cowlings of the thrust reverser for the turbojet engine and checking the results of the test, said results being communicated through the interface to a user.