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CA 2487704
The present invention is a new method and system for health monitoring of aircraft landing gear. Sensors are attached to the landing gear structure and equipment (brakes, tires, hydraulics, electrical systems and switches) and analyzed to report and alert pilots, maintenance personnel, airline operators, ground crew and regulatory authorities of the health of the landing gear and the potential need for service, maintenance or replacement. The present invention monitors and reports critical health issues such as the tire pressure, brake wear, hydraulic pressure, status of the equipment and wiring, in-service loads due to landing and taxiing, the presence of structural defects such as cracks or pre- crack material damage, the overall condition of the landing gear and ability to sustain another landing. This real-time information can be analyzed in conjunction with an extensive database of information such as the original manufactured condition of the landing gear, amount and type of maintenance, in-service history of similar landing gear, history of the specific landing gear of interest, prior in-service loads, and number and type of hard landings in order to determine the safety of the landing gear and/or need for service, maintenance or replacement. The real-time information and/or information analyzed in conjunction with the database, can be used to alert pilots using a cockpit display screen, and/or remotely transmitted to the aircraft owners and operators, maintenance staff, ground crew, and regulatory authorities who may decide to take actions such as additional inspection, service, maintenance and/or replacement of the landing gear.
Gedeon Steven A.
Schmidt R. Kyle
Gedeon Steven A.
Schmidt R. Kyle
Wilbur James T.
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