Design and Development of Multi-Lane Smart Electromechanical Actuators ISBN: 9781849196567 Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Institution of Engineering & Technology Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time Subjects: Engineering: Mechanical; Engineering;
The unavoidable element in the development of flight control systems (to date) has been in hydraulic actuators. This has been the case primarily because of their proven reliability and the lack of alternative technologies. However, the technology to build electromechanically actuated primary flight control systems is now available, which may mark the end of the hydraulic actuation systems - an important step for the development of the future 'all-electric' aircraft.