Method, an electrical system, a digital control module, and an actuator control module in a vehicle
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-007/00
출원번호
US-0007234
(2008-01-08)
등록번호
US-8606460
(2013-12-10)
우선권정보
EP-07100216 (2007-01-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Johansson, Rikard
출원인 / 주소
SAAB AB
대리인 / 주소
Venable LLP
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초록▼
A method, control module and system of a vehicle including at least a first and a second control computer each containing a number of local Digital Control Modules and at least one Actuator Control Module wherein the Actuator Control Module of each control computer is operatively connected to all lo
A method, control module and system of a vehicle including at least a first and a second control computer each containing a number of local Digital Control Modules and at least one Actuator Control Module wherein the Actuator Control Module of each control computer is operatively connected to all local Digital Control Modules of the same control computer, wherein the Actuator Control Module of each control computer is further operatively connected to all Digital Control Modules of the electrical system in a manner that enables each Actuator Control Module of the system to receive internal data of each Digital Control Module of the electrical system.
대표청구항▼
1. An electrical system of an aircraft, comprising: a first control computer configured to control at least one first actuator,a second control computer configured to control at least one second actuator,wherein the first control computer comprises at least one first digital control module and one s
1. An electrical system of an aircraft, comprising: a first control computer configured to control at least one first actuator,a second control computer configured to control at least one second actuator,wherein the first control computer comprises at least one first digital control module and one second digital control module configured to calculate control command data for the at least one first actuator and at least one second actuator,wherein the second control computer comprises at least one first digital control module and one second digital control module,wherein each digital control module of each control computer is arranged to calculate a control command for the actuator unit of the first control computer,wherein the calculated control command from each digital control module is arranged to be transferred internally of the first control computer and the second control computer to the other digital control modules residing in the first control computer and the second control computer,wherein the first digital control module of the second control computer and the first digital control module of the first control computer form a communications pair, wherein the first digital control module of the second control computer is configured to communicate the calculated control command data for the at least one first actuator to the first digital control module of the first control computer,wherein the first control computer comprises a first actuator control module connected with a physical connection to the first digital control module and configured to receive from the first digital control module the control command data for the at least one first actuator calculated by the first digital control module and the second digital control module of the first control computer and the control command data for the at least one first actuator calculated by the first digital control module and the second digital control module of the second control computer and to provide control signals to control the at least one first actuator to a desired position based on the control command data from the first digital control module and the second digital control module of the first control computer and the second control computer. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein each digital control module is arranged to receive actuator data from an actuator control module from the first control computer and/or a second control computer. 3. The system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the first digital control module of the first control computer is arranged to communicate the calculated control command data for the at least one second actuator to the first digital control module of the second control computer, wherein the second control computer comprises a second actuator control module arranged to receive from the first digital control module of the second control computer the control command data for the at least one second actuator calculated by the first digital control module and the second digital control module of the second control computer and the control command data for the at least one second actuator calculated by the first digital control module and the second digital control module of the first control computer and to provide control signals to control the second actuator to a desired position based on the control command data from the first digital control module and the second digital control module of the first control computer and the second control computer. 4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising: a digital data carrier arranged to connect the first control computer and the second control computer, wherein the second computer comprises a third digital control module, a third actuator control module configured to control a third actuator, a fourth digital control module, and a fourth actuator control module configured to control a fourth actuator, wherein the third digital control module is configured to generate and transfer control command data for the at least one first actuator to the fourth digital control module and the fourth digital control module is configured to generate and transfer control command data for the at least one first actuator to the third digital control module, furthermore, is the third digital control module arranged to receive control command data relating to the at least one first actuator from the fourth digital control module, and the fourth digital control module is arranged to receive control command data relating to the at least one first actuator from the third digital control module, wherein the third digital control module and the fourth digital control module are arranged to transfer the control command data toward the first actuator control module via the first digital control module of the first control computer and the first digital control module of the second control computer. 5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the third digital control module is arranged to transmit the control command data over a point to point connection on the digital data carrier to one of the digital control modules of the first control computer and the fourth digital control module is arranged to transmit the control command data over a point to point connection on the digital data carrier to a different digital control modules of the first control computer. 6. The system according to claim 4, wherein the first digital control module is arranged to receive the control command data relating to the first actuator from the third digital control module, and the first digital control module of the second control computer is arranged to receive the control command data relating to the first actuator from the fourth digital control module, wherein the first digital control module of the first control computer and the first digital control module of the second control computer are arranged to transfer the control command data to the first actuator control module. 7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first control computer comprises a first voting mechanism that allows any number of digital control modules residing in the first computer to produce an output to be used in voting process to determine the mode of the at least one first actuator connected to the first control computer, and wherein the second control computer is arranged to perform a second voting process, with inputs from any number of digital control modules residing in the second control computer, and wherein the result of this second voting is configured to be used as an input to the first voting mechanism in order to determine a mode of said actuator. 8. The system according to claim 2, wherein the actuator data is used in the calculation of the first control command data. 9. The system according to claim 2, wherein the actuator data is used in determining an output indicating a set condition of an actuator mode valve. 10. The system according to claim 1, wherein each digital control module is configured to check the validity of the calculated control command data.
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