Methods and apparatus to monitor components of an aircraft landing system
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor having;
a temperature monitoring unit to be communicatively coupled to a first temperature sensor of at least one of a wheel or a fuse plug coupled to the wheel, and a second temperature sensor of a brake assembly operatively coupled to the wheel, the temperature monitoring unit including;
an initial temperature determiner to determine an initial temperature of at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug based on a temperature value to be provided by the first temperature sensor;
a brake energy estimator to estimate a temperature of the brake assembly based on a temperature value provided by the second temperature sensor;
a subsequent temperature estimator to estimate a subsequent temperature of at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug, the subsequent temperature to be determined after the determination of the initial temperature;
a peak temperature estimator to determine if the subsequent temperature is a peak temperature of the at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug; and
in response to determining that the subsequent temperature is the peak temperature, a temperature management processor to determine if the fuse plug will melt within a predetermined amount of time and output an indication corresponding to the determination of the fuse plug melting within the predetermined amount of time.
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Methods and Apparatus to monitor components of an aircraft landing system are disclosed herein. An example method includes determining an initial temperature of at least one of a wheel or a fuse plug based on a temperature value to be provided by a first temperature sensor; estimating a temperature of a brake assembly based on a temperature value provided by a second temperature sensor; after determining the initial temperature, estimating a subsequent temperature of the at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug; and determining if the subsequent temperature is a peak temperature.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor having; a temperature monitoring unit to be communicatively coupled to a first temperature sensor of at least one of a wheel or a fuse plug coupled to the wheel, and a second temperature sensor of a brake assembly operatively coupled to the wheel, the temperature monitoring unit including; an initial temperature determiner to determine an initial temperature of at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug based on a temperature value to be provided by the first temperature sensor; a brake energy estimator to estimate a temperature of the brake assembly based on a temperature value provided by the second temperature sensor; a subsequent temperature estimator to estimate a subsequent temperature of at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug, the subsequent temperature to be determined after the determination of the initial temperature; a peak temperature estimator to determine if the subsequent temperature is a peak temperature of the at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug; and in response to determining that the subsequent temperature is the peak temperature, a temperature management processor to determine if the fuse plug will melt within a predetermined amount of time and output an indication corresponding to the determination of the fuse plug melting within the predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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determining an initial temperature of at least one of a wheel or a fuse plug based on a temperature value to be provided by a first temperature sensor; estimating an amount of brake energy to be transferred from a brake assembly to the at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug based on a temperature value of the brake assembly provided by a second temperature sensor; determining an estimated temperature increase of the at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug based on a brake event; in response to determining the initial temperature and the estimated temperature increase, estimating, by executing an instruction with a processor, a subsequent temperature of the at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug; determining if the subsequent temperature is a peak temperature; in response to determining that the subsequent temperature is the peak temperature, determining if the fuse plug will melt within a given amount of time; and outputting a first message corresponding to the determination of the fuse plug melting within the given amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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determine an initial temperature of at least one of a wheel or a fuse plug based on a temperature value to be provided by a first temperature sensor; estimate a temperature of a brake assembly based on a temperature value provided by a second temperature sensor; after determining the initial temperature, estimate a subsequent temperature of the at least one of the wheel or the fuse plug; determine if the subsequent temperature is a peak temperature; determine if the fuse plug will melt in a given amount of time in, response to determining that the subsequent temperature is the peak temperature; and output an indication to a user corresponding to the determination of the fuse plug melting in the given amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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