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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Brookhart, Wallingford, CT (US);
Raymond J. Beale, Jr., Stratford, CT (US);
Matthew Harrigan, Horseheads, NY (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/00 (2017.01); G01M 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/0045 (2013.01); G01M 5/0033 (2013.01); G01M 17/00 (2013.01); G01N 3/02 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of monitoring usage to determine accumulated component fatigue damage includes evaluating available data for calculating an accumulated component fatigue damage for a component over a pre-determined time frame. The method includes determining at least one available method for calculating the accumulated component fatigue damage based on the available data. The method includes determining the accumulated component fatigue damage for the component using the at least one available method.