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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2021
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Robert Reynolds, Euless, TX (US);
Charles Eric Covington, Colleyville, TX (US);
Carlos Alexander Fenny, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Brady G. Atkins, Euless, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a driver monitor system configured to receive information about driver operation, a relationship table comprising information about an expected relationship between driver operation and a preload force, and a driver controller configured to control a driver in response to the information about driver operation and according to the relationship table. A method of managing a preload force includes providing a first component, providing a second component for compression against the first component, operating a driver to move the first component into contact with the second component, monitoring an operation of the driver, and determining an expected preload force in response to the operation of the driver.