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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Dean Wilkens, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Aircraft fly-by-wire systems and related vehicle electrical systems are provided. In one embodiment, an electrical system suitable for use with a control surface of a vehicle, such as an aircraft, is provided. The electrical system includes an asynchronous intermodule bus arrangement, a first vehicle control module, and a second vehicle control module. Each vehicle control module includes a respective interface arrangement to obtain and exchange data from different sensing arrangements with a first frequency, and a respective processing system to obtain the sensed data and determine actuator commands based on the sensed data with a lower frequency.