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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Eric Lee Nicks, Defiance, MO (US);
James Ralph Hamilton, Federal Way, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/00 (2013.01); B64C 1/1407 (2013.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01);
Abstract
A monitoring system and method are configured to detect a status of a door for a component on a vehicle. The monitoring system includes a sound sensor positioned within an auditory range of the door. The sound sensor detects sound energy generated in relation to a closed position of the door and an open position of the door. The sound sensor outputs a sound signal indicative of the sound energy. A monitoring control unit is in communication with the sound sensor. The monitoring control unit receives the sound signal and analyzes the sound signal to determine the status of the door.