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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2018
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 a plurality of communications buses and a plurality of control modules, wherein each of the plurality of control modules is connected to a respective subset of the plurality of communications buses that is unique among the plurality of control modules, and a plurality of actuation control modules associated with the control surface, wherein each of the plurality of actuation control modules is connected to a respective subset of the plurality of communications buses that is unique among the plurality of actuation control modules. Thus, each of the control modules is isolated from at least one of the communications buses.