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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2013
Applicant:
GE Aviation Systems Limited, Cheltenham, GB;
Inventors:
Christopher Joseph Catt, Southampton, GB;
Julia Ann Howard, Lee-On-The-Solent, GB;
Assignee:
GE Aviation Systems Limited, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 9/20 (2006.01); B64C 9/26 (2006.01); B64C 13/10 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/0045 (2013.01); B64C 9/20 (2013.01); B64C 9/26 (2013.01); B64C 13/10 (2013.01); B64D 45/0005 (2013.01); B64D 2045/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of predicting a trailing edge flap failure, the method includes receiving a position signal from the position sensor indicative of the position of at least one of the trailing edge flaps, comparing the position signal to a reference position value to define a position comparison, defining a variation comparison and providing an indication of a prediction of a trailing edge flap failure based on the variation comparison.