Patent · US Expired

Aircraft accessory monitor

US7251550B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32Claims
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Filing dateOct 1, 2003
Grant dateJul 31, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C5/0858
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring an aircraft accessory. The apparatus comprises a processor associated with said aircraft accessory, a transducer coupled to said processor and operable to produce parametric data relating to said aircraft accessory and a memory coupled to said processor having baseline parametric data residing therein, wherein said baseline parametric data comprises the parametric data obtained during an acceptance test procedure. The method comprises installing a transducer configured to produce parametric data relating to said aircraft accessory, coupling said transducer to a processor associated with said aircraft accessory, coupling said processor to a memory associated with said aircraft accessory, recording baseline parametric data relating to said aircraft accessory in said memory during an acceptance test procedure for said aircraft accessory.

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