Safety-critical design of electromechanical actuation systems in commercial aircraft

IET Electric Power Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-47

  Bennett, J W ^a   Mecrow, B C ^a   Atkinson, D J ^a   Atkinson, G J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; CONVENTIONAL POWER; CRITICAL DESIGN; ELECTRICAL DRIVES; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATOR; ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATION; FAULT-TOLERANT; GENERIC DESIGN; MORE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; SAFETY REQUIREMENTS; SAFETY-CRITICAL;

ACTUATORS; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT CONTROL; DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SAFETY FACTOR;

ELECTRIC DRIVES;

EID: 79551589207     PISSN: 17518660     EISSN: 17518679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa.2009.0304     Document Type: Article

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