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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2017
Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Steven G. Hagerott, Wichita, KS (US);
Russell Peters, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Stephen M. Eddy, Derby, KS (US);
Textron Innovations, Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
An actuator hardover monitor for a control surface includes an actuator sensor for detecting an actuator position, a command model of an expected position of the actuator based on an input command, and a monitor to determine whether a difference between the actuator position and the expected position exceeds a threshold for a predetermined duration. A method of preventing a hardover event for a control surface includes commanding an actuator valve to a commanded position, determining continuously when the commanded position, or an actuator valve position, or a control-surface position, or a modeled actuator valve position exceeds a predetermined limit to provide an exceedance. The method may further include filtering a signal of the exceedance based on a time constant to provide a filtered exceedance, and switching to a backup control-surface actuator when the filtered exceedance exceeds the predetermined limit for a predetermined duration.