| CPC G05D 1/87 (2024.01) [B64C 13/503 (2013.01); G05D 1/85 (2024.01); G05D 2109/20 (2024.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A flight control system for an aircraft, comprising:
a flight control computer (FCC) configured for:
providing at least a first flight function and a second flight function;
sending, to one or more effectors of the aircraft, first command signals based at least in part on the first flight function and the second flight function, wherein the one or more effectors are associated with control of flight characteristics of the aircraft; and
a second computer, configured for:
providing, as a primary function, one or more non-flight critical functions associated with operation of the aircraft, wherein the one or more non-flight critical functions are different from the first flight function and the second flight function;
monitoring operation of the FCC;
determining whether the FCC has failed; and
providing a fail-safe mode for at least the first flight function in response to determining that the FCC has failed, wherein the providing the fail-safe mode comprises:
providing one or more critical flight functions, wherein the first flight function is a critical flight function of the one or more critical flight functions; and
sending, to the one or more effectors, second command signals based at least in part on the one or more critical flight functions, wherein the second command signals replace at least one first command signal that is associated with the first flight function.
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