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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2015
Goodrich Actuation Systems Sas, Buc, FR;
Arnauld R. E. Hervieux, Versailles, FR;
Gregory Y. Meignat, Versailles, FR;
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS, Buc, FR;
Abstract
A Stability and Command Augmentation System (SCAS) for an aircraft, the SCAS including, a first input shaft providing a first rotational input; a second input shaft providing a second rotational input; and a device for summing the first and second rotational inputs to give a rotational output for controlling an actuator. A method of operating a SCAS on an aircraft, the method including providing a pilot input order in the form of a rotating first shaft, providing an augmentation input order in the form of a rotating second shaft, summing the rotation of the pilot input order and the augmentation input order to give an output order; and using the output order to control an actuator.