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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2020
Airbus Helicopters, Marignane, FR;
Lionel Thomassey, Fos sur Mer, FR;
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS, Marignane, FR;
Abstract
A safe control method and a safe control system for performing control relative to an authorized flight envelope of an aircraft. The aircraft includes a digital main measurement system for measuring flight characteristics of the aircraft, a flight control system for automatically piloting the aircraft, and said safe control system. The safe control system includes an analog backup measurement system that delivers at least one analog signal that is a function of the at least one flight characteristic, and a switch-over device that is configured so that the flight control system uses the at least one analog signal delivered by the backup measurement system for automatically piloting the aircraft whenever at least one flight characteristic of the aircraft exceeds a predetermined limit of the authorized flight envelope.