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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Applicant:
Bradley C. Schafer, Ellington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Bradley C. Schafer, Ellington, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A positional measurement system for a fan variable area nozzle (FVAN) remotely determines the position of each flap or set of flaps relative a core nacelle. The positional measurement system includes a sensor system with a multiple of transceivers located within the core nacelle to remotely measure the position of each flap or set of flaps without the heretofore necessity of moving measurement components.