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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2018
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Saskia Dege, Hamburg, DE;
Svenja Jegminat, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a wing () including a fixed wing (), a foldable wing tip portion () mounted to the fixed wing () pivotally between an extended position and a folded position, an actuation unit () for actuating movement of the foldable wing tip portion (), and an arresting unit () for locking the foldable wing tip portion () in the extended position and/or in the folded position. The method includes controlling the actuation unit () to move the foldable wing tip portion () either to the extended position or to the folded position until the foldable wing tip portion () or the actuation unit () contacts a stop element (), continuing actuation until the actuation unit () reaches a stall condition, detecting the stall condition of the actuation unit (), and locking the arresting unit () upon detection of the stall condition.