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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
George Moy, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Angel Padilla, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Michael Edward Renzelmann, Woodinville, WA (US);
Mark J. Gardner, Snohomish, WA (US);
Charles E. Jokisch, Lynnwood, WA (US);
William Suhail Hanna, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric J. Selby, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Mark A. Barr, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen Roger Amorosi, Seattle, WA (US);
George Moy, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Angel Padilla, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Michael Edward Renzelmann, Woodinville, WA (US);
Mark J. Gardner, Snohomish, WA (US);
Charles E. Jokisch, Lynnwood, WA (US);
William Suhail Hanna, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric J. Selby, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Mark A. Barr, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen Roger Amorosi, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a sensor system, a flexible line, and a sensor. The sensor system is capable of detecting skew in at least some of a plurality of control surfaces for a vehicle. The flexible line extends across a number of interfaces for a portion of the plurality of control surfaces. The sensor is connected to the flexible line and is capable of detecting the skew in the portion of the plurality of control surfaces in response to a selected amount of movement of the flexible line.