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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Andreas Doleschel, Grosshelfendorf, DE;
Georg Wurzel, Unterhaching, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Doleschel, Grosshelfendorf, DE;
Georg Wurzel, Unterhaching, DE;
Assignee:
Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH, Donauwoerth, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/00 (2006.01); G01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/00 (2006.01); F16H 59/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); F16H 3/38 (2006.01); G01L 3/10 (2006.01); G01P 3/48 (2006.01); G01M 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/109 (2013.01); G01P 3/48 (2013.01); G01M 13/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of measuring torque acting on a drive shaft () and a torque measurement system for implementing said method. Vibration sensors () are attached to each of said main gearbox () and said tail gearbox () in order to detect gear mesh vibrations resulting from interaction of said drive shaft () with said main gear () and said tail gear (), said detected gear mesh vibrations being transferred to an evaluation unit () for analysis.