Redundant control systems and/or failure detection systems and associated
methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the invention, the control system
can include a first control link that transmits control inputs between at least
one control input device and at least one control output device and a second control
link, at least one portion of which is changeable from a disengaged state to an
engaged state, the at least one portion being inactive when in the disengaged state.
In another embodiment, the control system can include at least one detection system
that detects failures of a control link. In yet another embodiment, the second
control link can be automatically engaged when a failure in the first control link
is detected.
