公开(公告)号：US20230227174A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18009094

申请日：2021-06-21

Applicant: THALES CANADA INC.

Inventor： Patrick CADOTTE ,  Torsten LIESK ,  Frédérick CLÉMENT

IPC: B64D45/00

CPC classification number: B64D45/00 ,  B64D2045/0085

Abstract: A simplex Flight Control Computer (FCC), usable in conjunction with a neighboring FCC, includes an input providing module for receiving sensor, system and neighboring FCC data; a processing unit for executing a command partition and a monitor partition, the processing unit receives the sensor, system data and neighboring FCC data; the monitor partition monitors the neighboring FCC data and provides a monitoring indicative signal to the neighboring FCC, and the command partition generates command signals; a hardware monitoring module provides a validity signal indicating FCC health; an output cutoff module receiving the FCC validity signal and enable signals generated by each monitor partition; the output cutoff module providing an enable signal based on a predetermined enabling strategy; and an enable switch connected with the output cutoff module and the processing unit and providing a received signal from the command partition according to the enable signal.