DocumentCode
332560
Title
A review of the fly-by-light optical Aileron trim flight demonstration system
Author
Todd, John R.
Author_Institution
Boeing Co., Long Beach, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1998
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1998. Proceedings., 17th DASC. The AIAA/IEEE/SAE
Conference_Location
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5086-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/DASC.1998.741538
Filename
741538
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