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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Chuang-Chia Lin, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An assembly includes a hoist or a winch, a cable, and a fleet angle sensor. The fleet angle sensor includes a frame disposed around an opening. A first photodetector with multiple light-receiving zones is mounted on the frame. A first light source is mounted on the frame opposite the first photodetector. The first light source directs a first light beam across the opening to the multiple light-receiving zones of the first photodetector. The cable extends through the opening and into the first light beam, and the multiple light-receiving zones produce signals that vary based upon a fleet angle of the cable extending through the opening.