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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Chuang-chia Lin, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Alan Leingang, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Dave Lopes, Fullerton, CA (US);
Dennis Robertson, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Christopher M Sanden, Bloomington, MN (US);
Odd Harald Steep Eriksen, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Brian Snyder, Jordan, MN (US);
Chuang-Chia Lin, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Alan Leingang, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Dave Lopes, Fullerton, CA (US);
Dennis Robertson, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Christopher M Sanden, Bloomington, MN (US);
Odd Harald Steep Eriksen, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Brian Snyder, Jordan, MN (US);
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Health and usage monitoring systems for aircraft hoist systems are described herein. In some embodiments, a health and usage monitoring system comprises a capacitive load cell and a processing unit for communication with the capacitive load cell, the capacitive load cell comprising a load receiving surface and a capacitive assembly coupled to the load receiving surface, the capacitive assembly comprising parallel electrically conductive plates separated by a reversibly deformable spacer construction wherein the parallel plates comprise aligned apertures providing a passageway through the capacitive assembly for the hoist system cable.