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The present invention discloses a method for controlling a high-lift device or a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft, especially with a system according to the present invention, comprising the steps of receiving, at least one first control unit, a command signal from a commander uni

The present invention discloses a method for controlling a high-lift device or a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft, especially with a system according to the present invention, comprising the steps of receiving, at least one first control unit, a command signal from a commander unit via a data network, providing a primary control signal to at least one secondary control unit via the data network, wherein the primary control signal depends on the received command signal, receiving, at the at least one second control unit, a sensor signal of one or more sensors of the high-lift device or flight control surface, and providing a secondary control signal to one or more actuators of the high-lift device or flight control surface, wherein the secondary control signal depends on the received sensor signal. Furthermore, the present invention discloses a system and an aircraft or spacecraft.

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1. A method for controlling a high-lift device or a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft, the method comprising: connecting a commander unit and at least one first control unit to a data network;connecting at least one secondary control unit to the data network;receiving, at the at le

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A method for controlling a high-lift device or a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft, the method comprising: connecting a commander unit and at least one first control unit to a data network;connecting at least one secondary control unit to the data network;receiving, at the at least one first control unit, a command signal from the commander unit via the data network;providing a primary control signal to the at least one secondary control unit via the data network, wherein the primary control signal is provided by the at least one first control unit and depends on the received command signal, and wherein the primary control signal represents physical parameters that are not directly coupled to the control of one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface;receiving, at the at least one second control unit, a sensor signal of one or more sensors of the high-lift device or the flight control surface; andproviding a secondary control signal to the one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface, wherein the secondary control signal is provided by the at least one secondary control unit and depends on the received sensor signal and the primary control signal, and wherein the secondary control signal comprises physical parameters that are directly coupled to the control of the one or more actuators. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the secondary control signal comprises providing at least one of the secondary control units in one actuator and/or one sensor, the actuator and/or sensor being directly connected to the primary control unit via the data network or being indirectly connected to the primary control unit via at least one router and/or switch in the data network. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein data is transmitted between the secondary control unit and the one or more actuators and/or the one or more sensors directly via the data network or via at least one router and/or switch in the data network. 4. A system for controlling a high-lift device or a flight control surface of an aircraft or spacecraft, the system comprising: a commander unit;at least one primary control unit;at least one secondary control unit separated from the at least one primary control unit;a data network connecting the at least one primary control unit with the commander unit and with the at least one secondary control unit; andat least one control loop connecting the at least one secondary control unit with one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface and with one or more sensors of the high-lift device or the flight control surface;wherein the at least one primary control unit is configured to receive a command signal from the commander unit via the data network and to provide a primary control signal to the at least one secondary control unit via the data network, wherein the primary control signal depends on the command signal, and wherein the primary control signal represents physical parameters that are not directly coupled to control of the one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface; andwherein the at least one secondary control unit is configured to receive a sensor signal from the one or more sensors of the high-lift device or the flight control surface via the at least one control loop and to provide a secondary control signal to the one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface via the at least one control loop, wherein the secondary control signal depends on the sensor signal and the primary control signal, and wherein the secondary control signal comprises physical parameters that are directly coupled to the control of the one or more actuators. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one secondary control unit comprises discrete and/or analogue actuator interfaces to directly control the one or more actuators. 6. The system according to claim 4, wherein the at least one secondary control unit comprises discrete and/or analogue sensor interfaces to acquire sensor data from the one or more sensors. 7. The system according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the second control units is part of one actuator and/or one sensor, the actuator and/or sensor being directly connected to the primary control unit via the data network or being indirectly connected to the primary control unit via at least one router and/or switch in the data network. 8. The system according to claim 4, wherein the one or more actuators and the one or more sensors each comprise a network interface; and wherein the one or more actuators and the one or more sensors are directly connected to the at least one secondary control unit via the data network; orwherein the one or more actuators and the one or more sensors are connected to the at least one secondary control unit via at least one router and/or switch in the data network. 9. The system according to claim 4, wherein the at least one primary control unit is embedded in a core processing module and/or an IMA control unit; and/or wherein the at least one secondary control unit is embedded in a remote processing module and/or an IMA control unit. 10. The system according to claim 4, wherein the system is composed of a redundant architecture comprising at least two data networks and/or at least two primary control units and/or at least two secondary control units and/or redundant actuators and sensors. 11. The system according to claim 4, wherein the system is composed of a redundant architecture comprising two parallel independent data networks each with a primary control unit, a secondary control unit and corresponding actuators and sensors. 12. An aircraft or spacecraft comprising at least one system for controlling a high-lift device or a flight control surface, the system comprising: a commander unit;at least one primary control unit;at least one secondary control unit separated from the at least one primary control unit; anda data network connecting the at least one primary control unit with the commander unit and with the at least one secondary control unit; andat least one control loop connecting the at least one secondary control unit with one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface and with one or more sensors of the high-lift device or the flight control surface;wherein the at least one primary control unit is configured to receive a command signal from the commander unit via the data network and to provide a primary control signal to the at least one secondary control unit via the data network, wherein the primary control signal depends on the command signal, and wherein the primary control signal represents physical parameters that are not directly coupled to control of the one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface; andwherein the at least one secondary control unit is configured to receive a sensor signal from the one or more sensors of the high-lift device or the flight control surface via the at least one control loop and to provide a secondary control signal to the one or more actuators of the high-lift device or the flight control surface via the at least one control loop, wherein the secondary control signal depends on the sensor signal and the primary control signal, and wherein the secondary control signal comprises physical parameters that are directly coupled to the control of the one or more actuators.