Herein provided are systems and methods for synchrophasing multi-engine aircraft. A phonic wheel (204) is coupled to a first propeller (130) of a first engine (110) of the aircraft. A sensor (212) is disposed and configured for producing a signal in response to passage of first and second position markers (420) on the phonic wheel (204). A control system (220) is communicatively coupled to the sensor (212) for obtaining the signal, and configured for: determining an expected delay between two subsequent signal pulses of the signal; identifying from within the plurality of signal pulses a particular pulse associated with the second position marker (420); determining, based on a particular time at which the particular pulse associated with the second position marker (420) was produced, that a rotational position of the first propeller (130) corresponds to a reference position at the particular time; and performing at least one synchrophasing operation for the aircraft based on the rotational position of the first propeller (130).
PROPELLOR BLADE SYNCHROPHASING USING PHONIC WHEEL
SYNCHROPHASIERUNG EINES PROPELLERBLATTES MIT PHONISCHEM RAD
SYNCHROPHASAGE DE LAME D'HÉLICE À L'AIDE D'UNE ROUE PHONIQUE
2021-09-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English