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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2002
Applicants:
Steven Gallant, Ellington, CT (US);
Raymond D. Zagranski, Somers, CT (US);
Inventors:
Steven Gallant, Ellington, CT (US);
Raymond D. Zagranski, Somers, CT (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Pump & Engine Control Systems, Inc., West Hartford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a 'real time' Time Limited Dispatch (TLD) fault management system and method for evaluating the operational suitability of an engine's electronic control system. The TLD system disclosed herein uses a software algorithm to compute or predict the probability of mission success for a given upcoming mission length (e.g., two hours) and the time remaining to repair control system faults before dispatch is disallowed or the flight suspended, regardless of the probability of success.