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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Neal V. Huynh, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert S. Eick, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas G. Heineman, Kent, WA (US);
Michael D. Bills, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick M. Fahey, Seattle, WA (US);
John C. Nicholas, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/16 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B64C 13/10 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); B64C 13/10 (2013.01); B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 13/28 (2013.01); B64C 13/503 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); B64D 2045/001 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for operating flight control systems of aircrafts are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a flight control system including a first sensor and a second sensor. The example apparatus also includes a processor to, based on data from the first and second sensors, determine first and second input values and, based the input values, determine an approximate location of a jam in the flight control system of an aircraft.