Title :
Electric actuation and control system
Author :
Trosen, Capt Dennis W ; Cannon, Bryan J.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
The mission of the Technology Reinvestment Project (TRP) is to stimulate technology transition to a growing, national industrial capability, which provides the most advanced, affordable military systems and the most competitive commercial products. The TRP strategy defined by the Defense Technology Conversion Council (DTCC) is to: develop technologies which enable new products and processes; deploy existing technology into commercial and military products and processes; and stimulate the integration of military and commercial research and production activities. The Rockwell Consortium Team (RCT) and the Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) is investigating the technical feasibility of, and advancing the technology base for developing an affordable dual use Electric Actuation Control System (EACS) technology, which is needed for both air and ground vehicles. The program consists of an electric stabilator actuation system for military and civilian aircraft and a high performance/high force electrical actuation and control system for ground vehicles. Targeted commercial applications are heavy construction equipment hydraulic systems, diesel engines, and off-highway equipment brake systems. Further development of these technologies into viable industrial and commercial products will mitigate potential risks and mature these technologies for a full more electric technology implementation
Keywords :
aircraft control; braking; control systems; electric actuators; electrohydraulic control equipment; internal combustion engines; military aircraft; transport control; Advanced Research Project Agency; Defense Technology Conversion Council; Electric Actuation Control System; Rockwell Consortium Team; Technology Reinvestment Project; air vehicles; civilian aircraft; commercial products; commercial research; control system; diesel engines; electric stabilator actuation system; electrohydrostatic actuator; ground vehicles; heavy construction equipment hydraulic systems; high force electrical actuation; military aircraft; military systems; off-highway equipment brake systems; production activities; Aerospace control; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft propulsion; Control systems; Councils; Defense industry; Electrical equipment industry; Land vehicles; Military aircraft; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3547-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1996.552870
