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Systems and methods for detecting landing gear ground loads
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In this article, a system for predicting loading of a landing gear including, a plurality sensors positioned proximate to the landing gear, is presented, which includes a processor that receives the strain data from the plurality of sensors and predicts at least one ground load based on strain data.Abstract:
There is provided a system for predicting loading of a landing gear including, a plurality sensors positioned proximate to the landing gear. The plurality of sensors measure strain applied to the landing gear, and each sensor yielding strain data. The system further includes a processor that receives the strain data from the plurality of sensors and predicts at least one ground load based on strain data. There is further provided a method for predicting loading of a landing gear. The method includes powering a plurality of sensors located proximate to a landing gear structure, interrogating the plurality of sensors via data acquisition circuitry to yield strain data, instructing the data acquisition circuitry as to a sampling rate and data resolution to be used for the interrogating, and, finally, processing the strain data to predict a ground load.read more
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