Drive system for rotating a wheel of a landing gear having a transmission error measurement apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11514728
APP PUB NO 20190263508A1
SERIAL NO

16285668

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A drive system 20, 20′ for rotating a wheel 11, 11′ of an aircraft landing gear 10, 10′, is disclosed having a drive element 24, 24′, a motor 21, 21′ operable to rotate the drive element, and a driven gear 25, 25′ adapted to be attached to the wheel. The drive system has a drive configuration in which the drive element is capable of meshing with the driven gear to drive the driven gear, wherein the drive system further comprises a transmission error measurement apparatus 30, 40, the apparatus configured to obtain, over time, measurement data of one or more characteristics of the drive system when in the drive configuration, the measurement data providing an indication of a transmission error between a torque commanded by the motor and a resulting torque at the driven gear. An aircraft 100 and a method of providing an indication of a transmission error in a drive system is disclosed.

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AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITEDBRISTOL BS34 7PA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Crane, Nicholas Bristol, GB 6 14
Didey, Arnaud Bristol, GB 42 270

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