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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
May. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Inventors:
Brian Edward Tucker, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Glenn Alan Shimek, Kennedale, TX (US);
Leonard N. Jones, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Joseph Wendelsdorf, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Providence, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/12 (2006.01); B64C 27/32 (2006.01); G01M 13/028 (2019.01); G01M 13/045 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/006 (2013.01); B64C 27/12 (2013.01); B64C 27/32 (2013.01); G01M 13/028 (2013.01); G01M 13/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor for monitoring rotors includes a rotating shaft coupled to a set of rotor blades and a non-rotating tube at least partially disposed within the rotating shaft and coupled to the rotating shaft. The non-rotating tube includes a first end and a second end, a sensor mount disposed within the non-rotating tube proximate to the second end of the non-rotating tube. One or more sensors are attached to the sensor mount.