A method of retrofitting a mechanically controlled aircraft with a fly-by-wire system includes removing a plurality of mechanical links between a plurality of mechanical pilot inputs and a plurality of actuators operable to drive flight surfaces. A plurality of vehicle management computers is installed in the aircraft. Electromechanical actuators are coupled between the vehicle management computers and the actuators, where each of the electromechanical actuators is operable to receive commands from the vehicle management computers and output a mechanical force to an input linkage of one of the actuators. Electromechanical pilot input modules are coupled to the mechanical pilot inputs. Each of the electromechanical pilot input modules is operable to convert a pilot-driven input force of an instance of the mechanical pilot inputs into an electronic signal indicative of the pilot-driven input force. At least one high performance computer is coupled to at least one of the vehicle management computers. The high performance computer is configured to execute one or more high level intelligence algorithms to selectively operate the aircraft autonomously.


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    Title :

    FLY-BY-WIRE RETROFIT KIT


    Additional title:

    NACHRÜSTSATZ FÜR ELEKTRISCHE FLUGSTEUERUNG
    KIT DE RATTRAPAGE DE VOL ÉLECTRIQUE


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    Publication date :

    2018-12-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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