1. A playback device configured to output audio in a multi-channel listening environment, the playback device comprising:
a network interface configured to receive audio data over a network;
a plurality of speaker drivers configured to output audio based on the audio data;
one or more processors; and
tangible, non-transitory, computer readable memory comprising instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the playback device to (i) process the audio data before the playback device outputs audio from the plurality of speaker drivers, (ii) determine that a type of pairing of the playback device comprises one of at least a first type of pairing or a second type of pairing, (iii) configure the playback device to perform a first equalization of the audio data before outputting audio based on the audio data from the plurality of speaker drivers when the type of pairing is determined to comprise the first type of pairing, and (iv) configure the playback device to perform a second equalization of the audio data before outputting audio based on the audio data from the plurality of speaker drivers when the type of pairing is determined to comprise the second type of pairing.
2. The playback device of claim 1, wherein performing the first equalization comprises using a first type of pass filter to modify the audio data before outputting audio based on the audio data from the plurality of speaker drivers, wherein performing the second equalization comprises using a second type of pass filter to modify the audio data before outputting audio based on the audio data from the plurality of speaker drivers, and wherein the first type of pass filter and the second type of pass filter are different.
3. The playback device of claim 1, wherein the first type of pairing comprises no pairing with another playback device and the second type of pairing comprises pairing with one or more additional playback devices.
4. The playback device of claim 1, wherein the first type of pairing comprises pairing with a second playback device and the second type of pairing comprises pairing with a plurality of playback devices.
5. The playback device of claim 1, wherein in the first type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio comprising two channel sound via the plurality of speaker drivers, and wherein in the second type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio comprising no more than one channel of the two channel sound via the plurality of speaker drivers.
6. The playback device of claim 1, wherein in the first type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio of a first audio channel of the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers and wherein in the second type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio of a second audio channel of the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers, and wherein the first audio channel and the second audio channel are different.
7. The playback device of claim 1, wherein in the first type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio based on the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers in a stereo mode, and wherein in the second type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio based on the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers in a theater mode.
8. The playback device of claim 1, wherein in the first type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio based on the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers, and wherein in the second type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio based on the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers in a consolidated mode.
9. The playback device of claim 1, wherein the playback device is further configured to (i) separate the audio data into separate audio channels, (ii) output audio based on audio data of at least one separate audio channel from the plurality of speaker drivers, and (ii) transmit at least one additional separate audio channel over the network.
10. The playback device of claim 1, wherein the playback device is further configured to receive a signal from a controller over the network, wherein the signal comprises an instruction for the playback device to pair with one or more playback devices.
11. The playback device of claim 1, wherein the playback device is further configured to receive a signal from a controller over the network, wherein the signal comprises an instruction to configure the playback device in consolidation mode.
12. The playback device of claim 1, wherein the playback device further comprises a button that when selected configures the playback device to output audio comprising one channel of the audio device.
13. The playback device of claim 1, wherein the network is a wireless network.
14. A method for outputting audio in a multi-channel listening environment, wherein the method is performed by a playback device, the method comprising:
receiving audio data over a network;
processing the audio data before the playback device outputs audio from a plurality of speaker drivers based on the audio data;
when the playback device is configured for a first type of pairing, performing a first equalization of the audio data before outputting audio based on the audio data from the plurality of speaker drivers;
when the playback device is configured for a second type of pairing, performing a second equalization of the audio data before outputting audio based on the audio data from the plurality of speaker drivers.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein performing the first equalization comprises using a first type of pass filter to modify the audio data before outputting audio based on the audio data from the plurality of speaker drivers, wherein performing the second equalization comprises using a second type of pass filter to modify the audio data before outputting audio based on the audio data from the plurality of speaker drivers, and wherein the first type of pass filter and the second type of pass filter are different.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the first type of pairing comprises no pairing with another playback device and the second type of pairing comprises pairing with one or more additional playback devices.
17. The method of claim 14, wherein the first type of pairing comprises pairing with a second playback device and the second type of pairing comprises pairing with a plurality of playback devices.
18. The method of claim 14, wherein in the first type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio comprising two channel sound via the plurality of speaker drivers, and wherein in the second type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio comprising no more than one channel of the two channel sound via the plurality of speaker drivers.
19. The method of claim 14, wherein in the first type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio comprising a first audio channel of the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers, and wherein in the second type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio comprising a second audio channel of the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers, and wherein the first audio channel and the second audio channel are different.
20. The method of claim 14, wherein in the first type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio based on the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers in a stereo mode, and wherein in the second type of pairing, the playback device is configured to output audio based on the audio data via the plurality of speaker drivers in a theater mode.
21. The method of claim 14, further comprising separating the audio data into separate audio channels, wherein at least one separate audio channel is output from the plurality of speaker drivers and at least one additional separate audio channel is transmitted over the network.
22. The method of claim 14, further comprising sending a signal over the network to a controller that is configured to select a channel of the audio data that is output from the plurality of speaker drivers.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An aircraft wing system, comprising:
a wing having a leading edge and a trailing edge;
a first deployable lift device having a first spanwise location and being movable relative to the wing from a stowed position to at least one first deployed position;
a second deployable lift device having a second spanwise location different than the first and being movable relative to the wing from a stowed position to at least one second deployed position;
a drive system that includes:
a first motor;
a first motor brake coupled to the first motor to selectively inhibit the first motor;
a second motor;
a second motor brake coupled to the second motor to selectively inhibit the second motor; and
a drive link that includes a mechanical shaft, wherein the first and second motors are individually coupleable to the mechanical shaft, and wherein the drive link is connected to the first deployable lift device;
a differential having a single power input, the single power input being connected to the mechanical shaft, the differential further having an output connected to the second deployable lift device;
a differential brake coupled to the differential;
a lift device brake coupled to the differential; and
a control system connected to the drive system, the differential, the differential brake and the lift device brake, the control system being programmed with instructions that, when executed: connect the first and second deployable lift devices to the first motor via the drive link and engage the differential brake to move the first and second deployable lift devices together; and
disconnect the first and second deployable lift devices from the first motor, connect the first deployable lift device to the second motor via the drive link, and engage the lift device brake to move the first deployable lift device relative to the second deployable lift device.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first motor has a first rate capability and the second motor has a second rate capability less than the first rate capability.
3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a range limiter operatively coupled to the first and second deployable lift devices to provide a first range of motion when the control system moves the first and second deployable lift devices together, and provide a second range of motion less than the first range of motion when the control system moves the first deployable lift device relative to the second deployable lift device.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the first deployable lift device is inboard of the second deployable lift device.
5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a fuselage coupled to the wing.
6. An aircraft wing system, comprising:
a wing having a leading edge and a trailing edge;
a first deployable lift device having a first spanwise location and being movable relative to the wing from a stowed position to at least one first deployed position;
a second deployable lift device having a second spanwise location different than the first and being movable relative to the wing from a stowed position to at least one second deployed position;
a drive system that includes:
a first motor;
a second motor; and
a drive link, wherein the first and second motors are individually coupleable to the drive link, and wherein the drive link is connected to the first deployable lift device;
a differential having a single power input, the single power input being connected to the drive link, the differential further having an output connected to the second deployable lift device; and
a control system connected to the drive system and the differential, the control system being programmed with instructions that, when executed:
connect the first and second deployable lift devices to the first motor via the drive link and the differential to move the first and second deployable lift devices together by applying a first braking action to the differential; and
disconnect the first and second deployable lift devices from the first motor, prevent motion of the second deployable lift device at the differential by applying a second braking action to the differential, and connect the first deployable lift device to the second motor via the drive link to move the first deployable lift device relative to the second deployable lift device.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the first motor has a first rate capability and the second motor has a second rate capability less than the first rate capability.
8. The system of claim 6, further comprising a range limiter operatively coupled to the first and second deployable lift devices to provide a first range of motion when the control system moves the first and second deployable lift devices together, and provide a second range of motion less than the first range of motion when the control system moves the first deployable lift device relative to the second deployable lift device.
9. The system of claim 6 wherein the drive link includes a mechanical shaft connected to the single power input of the differential.
10. A method for operating an aircraft wing, comprising:
activating a control system coupled to an aircraft wing system, the aircraft wing system comprising:
a wing having a leading edge and a trailing edge;
a first deployable lift device having a first spanwise location and being movable relative to the wing from a stowed position to at least one first deployed position;
a second deployable lift device having a second spanwise location different than the first and being movable relative to the wing from a stowed position to at least one second deployed position;
a drive system that includes: a first motor; a second motor; and
a drive link, wherein the first and second motors are individually coupleable to the drive link, and wherein the drive link is connected to the first deployable lift device;
a differential having a single power input, the single power input being connected to the drive link, the differential further having an output connected to the second deployable lift device;
wherein the control system is connected to the drive system and the differential, and the control system is programmed with instructions that, when executed:
rotate the drive link with the first motor;
move the first deployable lift device with the first motor via the drive link, the first motor providing power via the drive link to the single power input of said differential;
place the differential in a first configuration while applying a first braking action to the differential to drive both the first deployable lift device and the second deployable lift device together;
change the configuration of the differential from the first configuration to a second configuration by applying a second braking action to the differential;
rotate the drive link with the second motor and direct power from the second motor via the drive link to the single power input of the differential; and
move the first deployable lift device relative to the second deployable lift device via the second motor while the differential has the second configuration; and
wherein the method further comprises:
executing the instructions.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein rotating the drive link includes rotating a mechanical shaft.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein rotating the drive link with the first motor includes rotating the drive link with the first motor having a first rate capability and wherein rotating the drive link with the second motor includes rotating the drive link with the second motor having a second rate capability less than the first rate capability.
13. The method of claim 10 wherein moving the first and second deployable lift devices together includes moving the first and second deployable lift devices at a first rate during low speed flight operations, and wherein moving the first deployable lift device relative to the second deployable lift device includes moving the first deployable lift device at a second rate less than the first rate during high speed flight operations.
14. The method of claim 10 wherein moving the first deployable lift device relative to the second deployable lift device include changing a spanwise camber distribution of the wing.
15. The method of claim 10, further comprising limiting a range of motion of the first deployable lift device to have first value when moving the first and second deployable lift devices together, and limiting the range of motion of the first deployable lift device to have a second value less than the first value when moving the first deployable lift device relative to the second deployable lift device.