Methods and apparatus to monitor components of an aircraft landing system
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining a first temperature of a wheel of an aircraft via a first temperature sensor;
determining a second temperature of a brake assembly operatively coupled to the wheel via a second temperature sensor; and
estimating a peak temperature of a fuse plug disposed on the wheel based on the first temperature and the second temperature, wherein estimating the peak temperature includes at least one of;
determining a first position of the first temperature sensor relative to a second position of the fuse plug;
estimating an initial temperature of the fuse plug based on the first temperature;
estimating an amount of brake energy to be transferred from the brake assembly to the fuse plug based on the second temperature;
orestimating an increase in temperature of the fuse plug over a predetermined amount of time.
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Abstract
Methods and Apparatus to monitor components of an aircraft landing system are disclosed herein. An example method includes determining a first temperature of a wheel of an aircraft via a first temperature sensor, and determining a second temperature of a brake assembly operatively coupled to the wheel via a second temperature sensor. The example method further includes estimating a peak temperature of a fuse plug disposed on the wheel based on the first temperature and the second temperature.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a first temperature of a wheel of an aircraft via a first temperature sensor; determining a second temperature of a brake assembly operatively coupled to the wheel via a second temperature sensor; and estimating a peak temperature of a fuse plug disposed on the wheel based on the first temperature and the second temperature, wherein estimating the peak temperature includes at least one of; determining a first position of the first temperature sensor relative to a second position of the fuse plug; estimating an initial temperature of the fuse plug based on the first temperature; estimating an amount of brake energy to be transferred from the brake assembly to the fuse plug based on the second temperature;
orestimating an increase in temperature of the fuse plug over a predetermined amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method, comprising:
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estimating an initial temperature of a first portion of a wheel of an aircraft based on a first temperature of a second portion of the wheel; estimating a subsequent temperature of the first portion of the wheel based on a second temperature of a brake assembly coupled to the wheel and the first temperature; and determining if the subsequent temperature is a peak temperature of the first portion of the wheel by detecting if the second temperature is increasing or decreasing. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wheel of an aircraft, the wheel including a fuse plug; a first temperature sensor disposed on the wheel; a brake assembly operatively coupled to the wheel; a second temperature sensor disposed on the brake assembly; a temperature monitoring unit communicatively coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, the temperature monitoring unit to estimate a peak temperature of the fuse plug based on a first temperature determined via the first temperature sensor and a second temperature determined via the second temperature sensor; and a heat shield disposed between the fuse plug and the brake assembly. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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