The invention provides an electric folding
landing gear and a control method thereof. The electric folding
landing gear comprises a first support frame, a second support frame, a folding arm, a first locking piece, a control board and a steering gear component, wherein the folding arm comprises a left folding
branch arm and a right folding
branch arm; the end A of the left
branch arm is rotatably arranged on the left surface of the second support frame; the end B of the left branch arm is provided with a first arc-shaped
rabbet; the bottom surface of a
tiller is fixedly provided with a first push column and a second push column; the first push column is positioned in the first arc-shaped
rabbet; the second push column is opposite to the bent part of the first locking piece; by virtue of cooperation of the second push column and the bent part, the
stroke caused by pushing a lock hook to be away from a hanging column so as to rotate by the second push column is shorter than the total rotation
stroke of the first push column in the first arc-shaped trough. The electric folding
landing gear has the advantages of concise mechanism, low construction cost, light weight,
high load bearing capacity, easiness for installation and deployment, high safety, strong universality and low
energy consumption. The electric folding landing gear is especially capable of realizing asynchronous running of folding and unfolding actions of the landing gear and the rotation of the steering gear, and improving the use safety of the electric landing gear.