Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft control – Automatic
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-01
2005-03-01
Barefoot, Galen (Department: 3644)
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft control
Automatic
C244S221000, C701S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06860452
ABSTRACT:
A distributed control system is provided where the controllers are split into two dissimilar groups and flight control responsibility is further allocated within each group such that one entire group plus one further controller can fail without compromising the pilot's ability to fly the aircraft.
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Bacon Peter William
Coleman David
McLoughlin Adam John
Tucker David Roy
Barefoot Galen
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited
Reising Ethington Barnes Kisselle P.C.
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