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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Udo Carl, Hamburg, DE;
Uwe Neumann, Hösbach, DE;
Ben Holert, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for load limitation in a aircraft high lift system, said system comprising individual segments of landing flap systems and slat flap systems, and a drive unit. The inventive device for load limitation comprises a control unit that is connected to position sensors and is embodied in such a way as to process signals from the position sensors and to generate a signal for limiting the supplied drive power. The invention also relates to a method for load limitation. According to said method, signals from at least two position sensors are measured; at least one reference variable is calculated form the measured signals; each reference variable is compared with a corresponding threshold value pre-determined from a maximum authorized load; and a control signal is generated for limiting the drive power, when at least one of the reference variables reaches or exceeds the threshold value.