Fault detection in airliner electro-mechanical actuators via hybrid particle filtering

A comparison of data-driven fault detection methods with application to aerospace electro-mechanical actuators

In this paper, a model-free framework is proposed in order to equip electromechanical actuators, deployed in aerospace applications, with health-monitoring capabilities. A large experimental activity has been carried out to perform acquisitions with both healthy and faulty components, taking into consideration the standard regulations for environmental testing of avionics hardware. The injected...

Experimental Data Collection and Modeling for Nominal and Fault Conditions on Electro-Mechanical Actuators

Being relatively new to the field, electromechanical actuators in aerospace applications lack the knowledge base compared to ones accumulated for the other actuator types, especially when it comes to fault detection and characterization. Lack of health monitoring data from fielded systems and prohibitive costs of carrying out real flight tests push for the need of building system models and des...

Universal scaling and intrinsic classification of electro-mechanical actuators

A methodology for identification and control of electro-mechanical actuators

Mechatronic systems are fully-integrated engineering systems that are composed of mechanical, electronic, and computer control sub-systems. These integrated systems use electro-mechanical actuators to cause the required motion. Therefore, the design of appropriate controllers for these actuators are an essential step in mechatronic system design. In this paper, a three-stage methodology for rea...

Prognostics Enhanced Reconfigurable Control of Electro-Mechanical Actuators

Actuator systems are employed widely in aerospace, transportation and industrial processes to provide power to critical loads, such as aircraft control surfaces. They must operate reliably and accurately in order for the vehicle / process to complete successfully its designated mission. Incipient actuator failure conditions may severely endanger the operational integrity of the vehicle / proces...