The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2019
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Nicholas Crane, Bristol, GB;
Arnaud Didey, Bristol, GB;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A drive systemfor rotating a wheelof an aircraft landing gear', is disclosed having a drive element′, a motoroperable to rotate the drive element, and a driven gearadapted to be attached to the wheel. The drive system has a drive configuration in which the drive element is capable of meshing with the driven gear to drive the driven gear, wherein the drive system further comprises a transmission error measurement apparatus, the apparatus configured to obtain, over time, measurement data of one or more characteristics of the drive system when in the drive configuration, the measurement data providing an indication of a transmission error between a torque commanded by the motor and a resulting torque at the driven gear. An aircraftand a method of providing an indication of a transmission error in a drive system is disclosed.