METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING PERFORMANCE OF FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE SYSTEMS

• Main Authors: ARON WHITTEMORE DREYFOOS, ANDRES RAMOS, GREGORY JOHN HUGHES, JOHN SCOTT FINIGAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 28.07.2021
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MEASURING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; TESTING; TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES; TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TRANSPORTING

Provided are a method, apparatus, and system for testing the performance of a device under various load conditions. According to the present invention, a load profile to be applied to a device is identified by a connection system comprising a support member, a load member and an actuation member. An actuator set value of the actuation member is determined according to the load profile. The actuator is actuated with a setting having a determined value such that a load is applied to a control surface of the device through the load member. The load applied to the control surface is determined by the actuator set value and the structure and shape of the connection system. 다양한 부하 조건에서 장치의 성능을 테스트하는 방법, 장치 및 시스템이 제공된다. 지지 부재, 부하 부재 및 작동 부재를 포함하는 연결 시스템에 의해 장치에 적용될 부하 프로파일이 식별된다. 작동 부재의 액추에이터 설정 값은 부하 프로파일에 따라 결정된다. 액추에이터는 부하 부재를 통해 장치의 제어 표면에 부하가 가해지도록 결정된 값을 갖는 설정으로 작동된다. 제어 표면에 가해지는 부하는 액추에이터 설정 값과 연결 시스템의 구조, 형상에 의해 결정된다.