Patent ID: 8504178

Claim:
A multiple redundant control system in which at least one controlled object is driven or controlled by a controller having a plurality of control systems, wherein the plurality of control systems are connected to each other so that each of the plurality of control systems outputs information regarding the control system itself and receives input of information regarding the other control system or systems, wherein each of the plurality of control systems includes: a control-system failure detecting unit that detects whether failures occur in the control system itself or the other control system or systems; and a controlling element that calculates an amount for control of a controlled object on the basis of a number of the other control system or systems that are determined to be operating normally, calculation of the amount of control by the controlling element being performed at a time that the control-system failure detecting unit determines that the control system itself is operating normally, and wherein the multiple redundant control system comprises: a main control signal generator that generates a main control signal for driving or controlling the controlled object by adding up the amounts calculated by the controlling element of each of the plurality of control systems.