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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Sean M. Pennell, Seattle, WA (US);
Noah Eric Aaron, Seattle, WA (US);
Darren Gordon McDonald, Federal Way, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 23/00 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring an aircraft. A pilot control input signal is received. A response of a control surface system controlled by a flight control model is identified using the pilot control input signal. An alert is generated when the control surface system reaches a threshold with respect to the control surface system becoming saturated.