Tire pressure sensor with included position sensor
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1. A tire pressure sensor for use in a wheel of landing gear of an aircraft, the tire pressure sensor comprising:
- a housing having features to facilitate connection of the housing to the wheel such that the housing rotates with the wheel;
a position sensor positioned at least one of in or on the housing and configured to rotate with the wheel relative to the aircraft, to detect a movement of the wheel, and to generate a wheel movement signal based on the movement; and
a processor coupled to the position sensor and configured to;
receive the wheel movement signal,determine a wheel rotational speed of the wheel based on the wheel movement signal, andgenerate a wheel rotational speed signal based on the wheel rotational speed.
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Abstract
What is described is a tire pressure sensor for use in a wheel of aircraft landing gear. The tire pressure sensor includes a position sensor configured to detect a movement of the wheel and generate a wheel movement signal based on the movement. The tire pressure sensor also includes a processor coupled to the position sensor. The processor is configured to receive the wheel movement signal, determine a wheel rotational speed of the wheel based on the wheel movement signal and generate a wheel rotational speed signal based on the wheel rotational speed.
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1. A tire pressure sensor for use in a wheel of landing gear of an aircraft, the tire pressure sensor comprising:
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a housing having features to facilitate connection of the housing to the wheel such that the housing rotates with the wheel; a position sensor positioned at least one of in or on the housing and configured to rotate with the wheel relative to the aircraft, to detect a movement of the wheel, and to generate a wheel movement signal based on the movement; and a processor coupled to the position sensor and configured to; receive the wheel movement signal, determine a wheel rotational speed of the wheel based on the wheel movement signal, and generate a wheel rotational speed signal based on the wheel rotational speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for determining a rotational speed of a wheel for use in landing gear of an aircraft, the system comprising:
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a tire pressure sensor mounted to the wheel, configured to rotate with the wheel, and having a pressure transducer module configured to detect pressure data corresponding to a tire pressure of a tire positioned on the wheel; and a position sensor positioned at least one of in or on the tire pressure sensor and configured to rotate along with the wheel, to detect a movement of the wheel, and to generate a wheel movement signal based on the movement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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