Patent ID: 7185857

Claim:
A thrust vector actuation control system for controlling one or more engine exhaust nozzles, comprising: a controller configured to implement a control law and adapted to receive (i) data representative of actuation control system status, (ii) one or more nozzle position commands from a flight computer, and (iii) data representative of updated control law variables, and configured (i) to transmit at least some of the actuation system status data to the flight computer, (ii) in response to the one or more nozzle position commands, to supply one or more nozzle actuator control signals, and (iii) upon receipt of updated control law variables, to modify the implemented control law to include the updated control law variables; and one or more actuators adapted to receive the nozzle actuator control signals and configured, in response thereto, to move one or more engine exhaust nozzles to the commanded position.