Title :
Reconfiguration of flight control systems for actuator failures
Author :
Bajpai, G. ; Chang, B.C. ; Lau, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Mech., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
fDate :
9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We consider the problem of designing fault tolerant control for transient failures in the flight control system caused by harsh electromagnetic environments. We examine principles of fault tolerant design and discuss integrated local supervisory control of these systems. As an example, we present a sample design of a control mixer to achieve fault tolerance in the event of failures in the actuators
Keywords :
aircraft computers; aircraft control; electromagnetic interference; fault tolerant computing; redundancy; transients; actuator failures; control computer; control mixer; control system reconfiguration; fault tolerant control design; flight control system; fly by wire; harsh electromagnetic environments; integrated local supervisory control; redundancy; safety issue; transient failures; Actuators; Aerospace control; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft propulsion; Central Processing Unit; Control systems; Electromagnetic transients; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Logic circuits;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
