Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090205910 | BRAKE WEAR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A brake measurement system that utilize angular and/or linear displacement sensors to measure movement of a member operatively coupled to a movable member of a brake, wherein displacement of the movable member of the brake is indicative of brake wear. The system can include a twisted spline member operatively coupled to a moveable member of a brake assembly, and an angular displacement sensor operatively coupled to the twisted spline member. Movement of the moveable member is converted by the twisted spline member into an angular displacement sensed by the angular displacement sensor. | 08-20-2009 |
20100206671 | BRAKE WEAR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A brake measurement system comprising a measurement mechanism for measuring brake wear operatively coupled to a moveable member of a brake assembly is provided. The system further includes a displacement sensor and a visual indicator. The displacement sensor is operatively coupled to the measurement mechanism, wherein movement of the moveable member is converted by the measurement mechanism into a displacement sensed by the displacement sensor. The visual indicator is operatively connected to the measurement mechanism, wherein the visual indicator displays the movement of the moveable member and consequently the wear of the brake stack at a point on the exterior of an aircraft brake housing for inspection. | 08-19-2010 |
20140102836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A STATUS OF A BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A method of determining a status of a brake actuator of a brake assembly includes sensing one or more activations of the brake actuator, storing the one or more activations in a computer memory, sensing a depth of a parameter of the one or more activations, storing the depth of the parameter of the one or more activations in the computer memory, and determining a status of the brake actuator based on the depth of the parameter of the one or more activations. | 04-17-2014 |
20140110195 | BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING A FAILURE OF A BRAKE ACTUATOR - A method of detecting a failure of a brake actuator is provided. The method includes monitoring an angular position of a motor controlling the brake actuator. Also included is monitoring a linear position of a linear translation arrangement of the brake actuator, wherein the linear position of the linear translation arrangement is controlled by a gear assembly in communication with the motor and the linear translation arrangement. Further included is comparing the linear position of the linear translation arrangement with the angular position of the motor. Yet further included is determining whether the linear position of the linear translation arrangement is within a predetermined range of linear positions corresponding to a plurality of angular positions. | 04-24-2014 |
20140148038 | LOW IMPEDANCE EQUIPMENT INTERFACE - An assembly mounted to a surface, the assembly includes a component; and a plurality of fingers connected to the component and in contact with the surface to provide a low impedance path between the component and the surface. | 05-29-2014 |
20140148974 | SAFETY ANALYSIS ZONE OF AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD OF REDUCING HAZARDS OF AN AIRCRAFT ZONE - A safety analysis zone of an aircraft includes a first aircraft component. Also included is a wired arrangement disposed proximate the first aircraft component for monitoring and controlling a second aircraft component. Further included is a wireless system for monitoring and controlling the second aircraft component. | 05-29-2014 |
20140163815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ADAPTIVE TURNAROUND THRESHOLD - A method includes measuring a brake temperature of an aircraft brake using a sensor; determining a brake heat sink mass of the aircraft brake using a wear measuring device; and calculating a turnaround threshold based upon the measured brake temperature and the determined brake heat sink mass. | 06-12-2014 |
20150127195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEPENDENT BRAKING SYSTEM ENABLEMENT - Described herein is a system and method to enable braking system operation independent of conventional aircraft signals, such as those tied to the hibernation commands. Stated another way, the present disclosure relates to the enablement of a braking system in response to an initiation signal. In this way, the crew has the ability to force the braking system out of a hibernation mode into an “emergency type” braking mode if desired. The concepts described herein may be applicable to an electric braking system and to a hydraulic braking system. | 05-07-2015 |