It is the aim of this chapter to present state of the art developments in electrohydraulic, electromagnetic and electromechanical actuators that led the way and influenced actuation designs for the future all-electric aircraft development.

Chapter Contents:

• 2.1 The all-electric aircraft concept
• 2.2 Electromechanical actuator development
• 2.3 Electromagnetically summed actuators
• 2.4 Electrohydraulic actuators
• 2.5 The book approach

Inspec keywords: aircraft control; electromechanical actuators; electromagnetic actuators; electrohydraulic control equipment

Other keywords: electromechanical actuators; electromagnetic actuators; electrohydraulic actuators; all-electric aircraft; aircraft flight control systems; actuation designs

Subjects: Electromechanical actuators; Aerospace control; Electrohydraulic and electropneumatic control equipment; Electromagnetic actuators