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Methods and apparatus to monitor components of an aircraft landing system

  • US 10,352,774 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2016
  • Issued: 07/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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