A method of monitoring the condition of an aircraft landing gear shock absorber, the shock absorber 9 including at least one spring chamber 18 containing a gas 22 and a sensor 11, the method comprising taking a plurality of measurements of the gas pressure and temperature, each gas pressure and temperature measurement pair being taken of at the same instant relative to an operating cycle of the shock absorber; calculating, based on each pair of gas pressure and temperature measurements, a first value; storing the first value in a log; determining a value trend based on the log; and in response to determining that the value trend is outside a first range of values, generating a first notification signal.
MONITORING OF A SHOCK ABSORBER CONDITION
ÜBERWACHUNG EINES STOSSDÄMPFERZUSTANDS
SURVEILLANCE DE L'ÉTAT D'UN AMORTISSEUR DE CHOCS
2023-08-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |