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Method and apparatus for determining the thrust on a vehicle

US9593989B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Matthias Hegenbart · Hamburg, DE
Nabankele-Martial Somda · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 24, 2012
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D43/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for determining the thrust of at least one engine, which is held on a supporting structure of a vehicle, includes the steps of acquiring the elongation of at least one structural element onto which the thrust of the at least one engine acts, by means of at least one strain gage; calculating the force causing the elongation in the at least one structural element, taking into account the materials characteristics of the structural element; and determining the thrust of the at least one engine as an effective force component in the direction of thrust of the vehicle. It is thus not necessary to carry out an estimate of the thrust on the basis of other physical variables such as shaft speeds, pressure or exhaust gas temperature of engines.

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