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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brian Tucker, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Tom Wood, Pantego, TX (US);
Robert Wardlaw, Keller, TX (US);
Bang Nguyen, Watauga, TX (US);
Allen Altman, Keller, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); G05B 19/4065 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5095 (2013.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); G01L 5/00 (2013.01); G05B 23/0283 (2013.01); G05B 19/4065 (2013.01); G05B 23/024 (2013.01); G05B 23/0254 (2013.01); G05B 23/0281 (2013.01); G05B 2219/34477 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37253 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of monitoring usage of a component of an aircraft can include: monitoring a usage of the component by using a torque measurement system to calculate torque events in a time period; categorizing the usage of the component by assigning a usage value based upon whether the number of torque events in the period of time is above or below a threshold; and determining a life used of the component.