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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
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, Cheltenham, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/32 (2006.01); B60T 10/00 (2006.01); B60T 1/16 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 10/00 (2013.01); B60T 1/16 (2013.01); B64C 9/32 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/0005 (2013.01); B64F 5/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of diagnosing a speed brake fault, where the method includes receiving a position signal from the at least one position sensor, determining a variation in the position signal relative to a reference position and diagnosing a fault in the speed brake system based on the variation.