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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2019
Applicant:

Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp., Longueuil, CA;

Inventor:

Dana Tomescu, Brampton, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63H 1/06 (2006.01); G01P 3/488 (2006.01); B64C 11/30 (2006.01); B64D 27/10 (2006.01); F01D 7/00 (2006.01); F01D 17/20 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01); F01D 17/06 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 17/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/36 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01); B63H 3/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/488 (2013.01); B64C 11/301 (2013.01); B64D 27/10 (2013.01); F01D 7/00 (2013.01); F01D 17/02 (2013.01); F01D 17/06 (2013.01); F01D 17/20 (2013.01); F01D 21/003 (2013.01); F04D 29/362 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); B63H 2003/006 (2013.01); B64C 11/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/32 (2013.01); F02D 2041/281 (2013.01); F02D 2041/288 (2013.01); F05B 2270/328 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F05D 2260/70 (2013.01); F05D 2270/02 (2013.01); F05D 2270/80 (2013.01); F05D 2270/821 (2013.01); F05D 2300/507 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for providing feedback for an aircraft-bladed rotor about a longitudinal axis and having an adjustable blade pitch angle. At least one position marker is provided at the rotor, extends along an axial direction, from a first end to a second end, and has varying magnetic permeability from the first end to the second end. At least one sensor is coupled to the rotor and configured for producing, as the rotor rotates about the longitudinal axis, at least one sensor signal in response to detecting passage of the at least one position marker. A control unit is communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor and configured to generate a feedback signal indicative of the blade pitch angle in response to the at least one sensor signal received from the at least one sensor.


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