A skew detection system for an aircraft flight control surface, the flight control surface being moveable relative to fixed structure of the aircraft by operation of a first gear rack driven by a first gear pinion and by operation of a second gear rack driven by a second gear pinion, the skew detection system including a first sensor arrangement and a second sensor arrangement, the first gear rack having a first set of teeth defining a plurality of first targets, the second gear rack having a second set of teeth defining a plurality of second targets, the plurality of first targets being configured to move relative to the first sensor arrangement and the plurality of second targets being configured to move relative to the second sensor arrangement, the skew detection system including a monitoring device to monitor the output from the first and second sensors and determine whether a skew condition has arisen in the flight control surface.
Skew and loss detection system
2021-07-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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