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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Goodrich Actuation Systems Sas, Buc, FR;
Arnauld Hervieux, Versailles, FR;
Bastien Le Riguer, Morainvilliers, FR;
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS, Buc, FR;
Abstract
There is disclosed a method of monitoring the health of an abradable seal located on a piston of an actuator, the method comprising the steps of: (i) measuring an initial velocity of said actuator piston while said actuator is maintained in a passive condition at an initial time; (ii) operating said actuator; (iii) measuring a subsequent velocity of said actuator piston while said actuator is maintained in a passive condition at a subsequent time; (iv) repeating steps (ii)-(iii) and either: recording or outputting the measured subsequent velocities over time; or determining a health status of said actuator when said subsequent velocity has increased above a predetermined amount.