Multi-actor damping systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US12091164B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US16741536

    申请日:2020-01-13

    发明人: Kyle M. Madey

    IPC分类号: B64C25/60 F16F9/10 F16F9/32

    CPC分类号: B64C25/60 F16F9/10 F16F9/3207

    摘要: A metering pin for use in a multi-actor damping system is disclosed herein. The multi-actor damping system may be used in a shock strut assembly to alter a damping curve of the shuck strut assembly. The metering pin may be configured to transition the multi-actor damping system from a first damping actor configuration to a second damping actor configuration. The first damping actor configuration may correspond to a first damping curve. The second damping actor configuration may correspond to a second damping curve. The first damping curve being different than the second damping curve.

    AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240228026A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18468786

    申请日:2023-09-18

    发明人: Fraser WILSON

    摘要: An aircraft landing gear is disclosed having a landing gear leg attachable at a first end to an aircraft, and an axle beam, both the landing gear leg and the axle beam being rotatably mounted. The axle beam is rotatable between a first position, in which a first end of the axle beam is a first (shorter) distance from the first end of the landing gear leg, and a second position, in which said first end of the axle beam is a second (longer) distance from the first end of the landing gear leg. A biasing member is configured to be able to bias the axle beam towards the second position. An aircraft, a blended wing body aircraft, and a method of operating an aircraft are also disclosed.

    FUSE PIN VALVE
    5.
    发明公开
    FUSE PIN VALVE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230392701A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US17805418

    申请日:2022-06-03

    IPC分类号: F16K17/14 B64C25/60 F16K17/02

    摘要: A fuse pin valve includes a housing, a piston, and a mechanical fuse, such as a fuse pin. As assembled, the piston is movably disposed in the housing and is retained in a static position by the fuse pin. Upon a certain pressure (e.g., an abnormal pressure) acting on the piston, the fuse pin fails, thereby releasing the piston to move from a first or start position to second or end position. In the start position of the piston, the valve is in a first operational state (e.g., a closed state). In the end position of the piston, the valve is in a second operational state (e.g., an open state, fully open states, etc.). In other embodiments, in the start position of the piston the valve is in an open state, and in the end position of the piston the valve is in a closed state.

    Rebound valve systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11608163B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17033081

    申请日:2020-09-25

    发明人: Kyle M. Madey

    IPC分类号: B64C25/60 F16F9/18 F16F9/346

    摘要: A snubber assembly may comprise a snubber having a snubber body with an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface, the snubber including a plurality of valve receptacles disposed in the outer diameter surface, the snubber including a plurality of radial apertures disposed through the snubber body, each radial aperture in the plurality of radial apertures disposed in a respective valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles; and a plurality of restrictor valves, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves disposed in a respective valve receptacle in the plurality of valve receptacles, each restrictor valve in the plurality of restrictor valves including an orifice disposed through a blade.

    Shock strut service monitoring using sensors and physical strut measurement

    公开(公告)号:US11579047B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US16267555

    申请日:2019-02-05

    摘要: A method for monitoring a shock strut may comprise measuring a first shock strut pressure, measuring an ambient temperature, measuring a shock strut stroke, measuring a second shock strut pressure, and determining a servicing condition of the shock strut based upon the first shock strut pressure, the ambient temperature, the shock strut stroke, and the second shock strut pressure, wherein the servicing condition indicates whether it is desirable for the shock strut to be serviced with at least one of a liquid and a gas. The first shock strut pressure and the shock strut stroke may be measured before the takeoff event with a weight of an aircraft supported by the shock strut.

    Systems and method for automated servicing of shock struts

    公开(公告)号:US11548661B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US16984482

    申请日:2020-08-04

    发明人: Rajendra S. Kekan

    摘要: A system for servicing a shock strut may comprise a system controller and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the system controller. The tangible, non-transitory memory may have instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the system controller, cause the system controller to perform operations, which may comprise: receiving, by the system controller, a hydraulic fluid volume difference or a pressurized gas volume difference from a ground support controller; determining, by the system controller, a desired fluid flow rate based on the hydraulic fluid volume difference or the pressurized gas volume difference; and outputting, by the system controller, a desired fluid flow rate signal corresponding to the desired fluid flow rate to at least one of a hydraulic fluid flow controller or a pressurized gas flow controller.