Title :
A review of the fly-by-light optical Aileron trim flight demonstration system
Author_Institution :
Boeing Co., Long Beach, CA, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-7 Nov 1998
Abstract :
In January of 1998 Boeing conducted successful flight testing of a prototype fly-by-light/power-by-wire concept demonstration system performing a flight control function. This paper discusses the demonstration system and the concepts it was designed to illustrate. Additionally, the aircraft installation and flight test effort are overviewed
Keywords :
aircraft control; aircraft testing; distributed control; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre communication; Boeing; aircraft installation; flight control function; flight demonstration system; flight test effort; flight testing; fly-by-light optical Aileron trim; Actuators; Aerospace control; Aircraft; Hardware; Optical feedback; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1998. Proceedings., 17th DASC. The AIAA/IEEE/SAE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5086-3
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1998.741538
