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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Phillip Vincent Teague, Bristol, GB;
Phillip Vincent Teague, Bristol, GB;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A system for detecting misalignment of an aero surface relative to other aero surfaces during simultaneous deployment of the aero surfaces is disclosed. A generator configured to shine a laser through aligned apertures in a series of aero surfaces towards a reflector during deployment of the aero surfaces, a receptor to detect reflection of the laser from the reflector back through the apertures to the generator and, a controller operable to terminate further deployment of the aero surfaces in the event that no reflection is detected by the receptor, or if an actual time taken for the reflected beam of light to be detected by the receptor differs from a predetermined time.