An aircraft electric taxi health management system includes a right electric motor drivingly connected to at least one wheel on a right landing gear assembly, a left electric motor drivingly connected to at least one wheel on a left landing gear assembly, a right motor controller configured to electrically drive the right electric motor, monitor the right motor current and voltage, and generate right motor signals as a function of the right motor current and voltage; a left motor controller configured to electrically drive the left electric motor, monitor the left motor current and voltage, and generate left motor signals as a function of the left motor current and voltage; and a health management controller configured to compare the right motor signals to the left motor signals; and generate electric taxi system maintenance signals based on the comparison.
AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC TAXI HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
2016-02-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English