AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR MONITORING AND ALERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD

A landing gear monitoring and alerting system includes a locking pin (128) configured to be inserted into an aperture (126) extending through a linkage (118) of an extended landing gear assembly (106). When inserted into the aperture (126), the locking pin (128) inhibits movement of the linkage (118...

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Hauptverfasser:	ANSTEY, Tim W, KAMAT, Ameya D, DURAIRAJ, Surya Sundar Raj
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS HELICOPTERS PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A landing gear monitoring and alerting system includes a locking pin (128) configured to be inserted into an aperture (126) extending through a linkage (118) of an extended landing gear assembly (106). When inserted into the aperture (126), the locking pin (128) inhibits movement of the linkage (118) to establish a locked state of the extended landing gear assembly (106). This system further includes a magnetic sensor (302) and a communication module (306). The magnetic sensor (302) is disposed proximate the aperture (126) and is configured to sense a magnetic response indicative of the locking pin (128) being disposed within the aperture (126). The magnetic sensor (302) is configured to generate a sensor output indicative of the locking pin (128) being disposed within the aperture (126). The communication module (306) has a transmitter (310) coupled to the magnetic sensor (302) so as to receive the sensor output and is configured to responsively transmit a signal indicative of the locking pin being disposed within the aperture.