EAST AURORA, N.Y. – November 29, 2021 – From November 29 through December 3 in Orlando, Fla., at I/ITSEC 2021 (booth #649), Moog Inc. will showcase its third generation Gen3 all-electric Level D Full Flight Motion System. Moog made the first all-electric motion system and was also the first to achieve Level D approval in 2006. Since then, Moog has delivered more than 1,000 high payload Level D electric motion systems. The Gen3 system will deliver an all-electric solution that focuses on lower cost of ownership for OEM customers and end users. According to Elizabeth Victor, business development manager at Moog Inc, “Moog used feedback from our major customers, and combined it with 14 years of design and support assistance to deliver exactly what the market is demanding.”

The Gen3 system achieves lower costs through a more efficient use of electricity, a field replaceable cushion, and a new return to home feature that eliminates batteries and redundant drives while delivering on the same high level of safety. The Gen3 system delivers end users and design engineers several benefits:

-       Trims operating costs through an energy management system that reduces peak power consumption from 100 kilovolt-amperes to 25 kVA.

-       Removes excess power storage to handle fluctuations and to deliver the power a simulator operator needs, when needed.

-       Improves operational mean time between failure by 22 percent compared to previous systems and delivers 99.6 percent uptime.

-       Eliminates the need for batteries in the return-to-home feature and replaces them with an alternative technology for storing energy.

-       Displays sophisticated diagnostics with descriptive error codes, so repair teams can quickly diagnose a problem and get the FFS operational.

-       Leaves the actuator connected to the motion system; technicians can replace the Gen3 System’s shock on site with field-replaceable parts.

-       Reduces cabinet footprint, half the size of previous system.

Moog’s motion systems are successfully helping to train and certify thousands of crews. With Moog’s network of service providers, the company supports customers in 27 countries on six continents, in the customer’s language via phone, email and videoconferencing.

About Moog Inc.

Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog Industrial Group designs and manufactures high performance motion control products, solutions and services combining electric, hydraulic, and hybrid technologies with expert consultative support in a range of applications in energy, industrial machinery, simulation and test markets. We help performance-driven companies to design and develop their next-generation equipment. Moog Industrial Group, with fiscal year 2020 sales of US $909 million and over 40 locations worldwide, is part of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), which had fiscal year 2020 sales of US $2.9 billion. For more information, please visit www.moog.com and www.moogsimulation.com. For career opportunities, go to www.moog.com/careers.

EAST AURORA, N.Y. – December 16, 2021 – For manufacturers, suppliers and test labs looking for a test controller that offers more flexibility, reliability, and safety, Moog developed its new Moog Test Controller, a 1- to 500-channel system that controls and collects data from any hydraulic or electric test rig. Moog’s engineers designed the controller for tests including airframe components, automotive sub-assemblies, engine components, and full-scale structural checks.

“The Test Controller core modules are identical hardware for traditional automotive and aerospace applications, so we simply call it the Moog Test Controller,” said Craig Lukomski, product market manager for Simulation and Test at Moog. “Lab managers can select customized hardware accessories and one of two controller software packages, either the Moog Integrated Test Suite for a variety of markets or the Moog Aerospace Test Suite for the aerospace industry.”

Flexibility and precision

“We've put more into a footprint that’s 50 percent smaller than prior designs, and we've actually attained a much higher control loop rate—up to five kilohertz,” said Jeff Townley, senior applications engineer and sales manager for Moog. “The heart of the system is what we call the ‘real-time front end,’ which we scaled up from previous generations to calculate more data in the loop.”

Processing much larger chunks of data translates into comprehensive data analysis and reporting, 24-bit resolution, and high signal quality that engineers and technicians can tap to track the smallest details for precise control. Townley says test lab managers can also use the new controller to run anything from a one-channel assessment up to a full-scale fatigue test, which could exceed hundreds of channels operating synchronously. 

The new Test Controller’s design lets test lab managers easily choose between a centralized or distributed set up. With a centralized set up, they can locate their controls in the same room, running cables out to actuators on the test article. In the latter case, they can distribute the channels around the test rig and minimize the length of each cable by running only one or two cables back to a control room.

“Fewer, shorter cables mean better signal ratios and less expense,” added Townley.

“Our test controller lets engineers be engineers because they have scripting capabilities at their fingertips to customize what they need,” said Wim van Deventer, global aerospace test consultant for Moog.

History of reliability

Since the 1990s, Moog has sold more than 1,800 test systems, including test controllers, hydraulic service manifolds, distribution manifolds, actuators, and servo valves. The test controllers and systems have proven to last decades with minimal downtime, and the real-time control software had its genesis in Fokker aircraft’s auto pilot software.

Doubling down on safety

With the Moog Test Controller’s hardware and software, Moog offers several layers of redundant safety features to keep test articles safe. Traditional dual-bridge load cells provide redundant data, and if a force occurs outside the preset safety limits for a channel, the test operator can safely bring the test down and inspect.

“If you want to change the number of channels, you don’t have to reconfigure them and adjust the safety lines, which could take up to an hour of set up,” noted van Deventer. “Now, you just change the configuration in either our Aerospace Test Suite software or Integrated Test Suite software.”

For test lab managers at aircraft manufacturers or start-up firms who want even more than a test controller, Moog can provide the know-how and components to design, install, or upgrade a test system. 

About Moog Inc.

Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and integrator of precision control components and systems. Moog Industrial Group designs and manufactures high performance motion control products, solutions and services combining electric, hydraulic, and hybrid technologies with expert consultative support in a range of applications in energy, industrial machinery, simulation, and test markets. We help performance-driven companies to design and develop their next-generation equipment. Moog Industrial Group, with fiscal year 2021 sales of US $892 million and over 40 locations worldwide, is part of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), which had fiscal year 2021 sales of US $2.9 billion. For more information, please visit www.moog.com and www.moogsimulation.com. For career opportunities, go to www.moog.com/careers.