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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Patrick McCormick, Mukilteo, WA (US);
James L. Peck, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling one or more flaps of a wing of an aircraft include a first flap moveably secured to a first wing of the aircraft. The first flap is moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. First and second actuators are coupled to the first flap. A flap control unit is in communication with the first and second actuators. The flap control unit is configured to operate the first and second actuators to move the first flap between retracted and extended positions, monitor a first electrical signal provided to the first actuator, monitor a second electrical signal provided to the second actuator, and determine that the first and second actuators are synchronized by monitoring the first and second electrical signals.