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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Erik Harrington, Machesney Park, IL (US);
Christian Miller, Beloit, WI (US);
Yuniya S. Bishop, Dixon, IL (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01); B64C 13/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/0005 (2013.01); B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 13/24 (2013.01); B64C 13/28 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of prognostic health monitoring is provided for use with an aircraft. The method includes performing real-time monitoring of torque generated for controlling positions of controllable surfaces at right- and left-hand-sides (RHS and LHS) of the aircraft, generating RHS and LHS torque information from results of the monitoring and comparing the RHS and LHS torque information at least with each other or with corresponding historic torque information.