AIRCRAFT LANDING AND TAKEOFF LOGGING SYSTEM
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1. An self-contained aircraft logging system comprising:
- a housing configured for attachment to an aircraft;
a power source configured to supply electric power to the aircraft logging system, the supplied electric power being independent of on-board power supply of the aircraft;
an altimeter configured to provide an altitude measurement of the aircraft logging system;
a positioning device configured to provide a position measurement of the aircraft logging system; and
a controller configured to;
detect, based on the altitude measurement, an occurrence of a landing or takeoff event; and
store, in a computer file, a log entry associated with the landing or takeoff event, the log entry including the position measurement provided by the positioning device.
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Abstract
An aircraft logging system is disclosed. The aircraft logging system may be mounted on an aircraft and may be configured to generate a log of aircraft landing, takeoff or both. The aircraft logging system may have an independent power supply and may be electrically decoupled from the aircraft on which it is mounted. The aircraft logging system may include a sensor, such as an altimeter, that enables identifying the occurrence of a landing using emitted signals. The aircraft logging system includes a positioning device configured to provide a position measurement
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20 Claims
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1. An self-contained aircraft logging system comprising:
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a housing configured for attachment to an aircraft; a power source configured to supply electric power to the aircraft logging system, the supplied electric power being independent of on-board power supply of the aircraft; an altimeter configured to provide an altitude measurement of the aircraft logging system; a positioning device configured to provide a position measurement of the aircraft logging system; and a controller configured to; detect, based on the altitude measurement, an occurrence of a landing or takeoff event; and store, in a computer file, a log entry associated with the landing or takeoff event, the log entry including the position measurement provided by the positioning device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An aircraft logging system for mounting on an aircraft, the aircraft logging system comprising:
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a power source configured to supply electric power to the aircraft logging system, the supplied electric power being decoupled from on-board power supply of the aircraft; an altimeter configured to provide an altitude measurement; a positioning device configured to provide a position measurement; and a memory device configured to store a computer file including takeoff or landing log entries; a controller configured to; detect, based on the altitude measurement, an occurrence of a landing or takeoff; and in response to detecting the occurrence of the landing or takeoff, generate a landing or takeoff log entry, the landing or takeoff log entry including the position measurement and a time or date associated with the landing or takeoff; and write the generated landing or takeoff log entry to the computer file. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An aircraft logging system comprising:
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a power source; an altitude detection device configured to detect aircraft landing or takeoff; a positioning device configured to provide a position measurement of the aircraft logging system; and a memory device configured to store a log of detected aircraft landings or takeoffs; a controller configured to; receive, from the altitude detection device, an indication of the detected aircraft landing or takeoff; and in response to receiving the indication, store the position measurement in the log of detected aircraft landings or takeoffs. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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