SHAFT DRIVEN SELF-POWERED LANDING GEAR WITH HUBCAP MOUNTED GEAR REDUCTION

    公开(公告)号:WO2022150906A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-21

    申请号:PCT/CA2022/050029

    申请日:2022-01-11

    IPC分类号: B64C25/36 B60K17/02

    摘要: A landing gear system includes wheel rotatably coupled to an axle. A driveshaft extends through a cavity formed in the axle and is rotatable about an axis. A planetary gear includes a sun gear operably coupled to the drive shaft and a planet gear operably engaging the sun gear. The planetary gear further includes a ring gear that surrounds and is operably coupled to the planet gear so that rotation of the drive shaft rotates the ring gear. A clutch assembly is selectively moveable between an engaged state and a disengaged state. The clutch assembly transfers rotation of the ring gear to the wheel when the clutch assembly is in the engaged state, and the clutch assembly does not transfer rotation of the wheel to the ring gear when the clutch assembly is in the disengaged state.

    EXTENSION LOGIC FOR HYPERLOOP/MAGLEV VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:WO2021191090A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:PCT/EP2021/057155

    申请日:2021-03-19

    摘要: A disclosed method extends a support system for a maglev vehicle, the support system having at least a first landing gear assembly and a second landing gear assembly. The method includes the steps of determining a weight-on-wheels status for each of the first and the second landing gear assemblies and determining a distance from each of the first and second landing gear assemblies to a support surface. First and second extension speeds are determined for each of the first and second landing gear assemblies, respectively. The first landing gear assembly is extended at the first extension speed until the first landing gear assembly reaches a weight-on- wheels condition, and the second landing gear assembly is extended at the second extension speed until the second landing gear assembly reaches the weight-on- wheels condition.

    AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2021175712A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-10

    申请号:PCT/EP2021/054824

    申请日:2021-02-26

    摘要: An aircraft landing gear assembly comprises a first landing gear element movably coupled relative to a second landing gear element to move between a first condition and a second condition. The aircraft landing gear assembly further comprises a fibre composite leaf spring formed from a plurality of composite layers and arranged between the first and second elements, the leaf spring being arranged to bend when the first element moves from the first condition to the second condition. The fibre composite leaf spring comprises a first region and a second region, wherein the number of composite layers in the first region is greater than the number of composite layers in the second region. The landing gear further comprises a mounting assembly arranged to engage the first region of the leaf spring to couple the leaf spring to the first landing gear element.

    MAGLEV SUPERVISORY CONTROL ARCHITECTURE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2021171159A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:PCT/IB2021/051465

    申请日:2021-02-22

    IPC分类号: B60L13/04 B60L13/06

    摘要: In some embodiments, a control unit for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle may be a maglev vehicle. The control unit is configured to autonomously control positions of landing gear on the vehicle that are extendible and retractable. In some embodiments, the control unit is configured to detect a change in a weight-on-wheels state of the vehicle, and to transition between passively controlling extension or retraction of the landing gear and actively controlling the extension distance of the landing gear in order to maintain a desired distance between the vehicle and a levitation mechanism.

    PASSIVE LATERAL STABILITY FOR A MAGLEV TYPE VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:WO2021223016A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:PCT/CA2021/050606

    申请日:2021-04-30

    IPC分类号: B61F13/00 B61B13/10

    摘要: A passive lateral stability system maintains the position of a vehicle relative to a guideway. The system includes first and second guide assemblies that urge the vehicle away from first and second electrically conductive guide walls, respectively. The first guide assembly includes a wheel configured to reciprocate toward and away from the first guide wall. A biasing element bias biases the wheel toward the first guide wall. The system further includes a magnetic element associated with the wheel, wherein movement of the magnetic element relative to the first guide wall produces a magnetic force that biases the wheel away from the first guide wall. A second guide assembly is mounted to the vehicle and urges the vehicle away from the second guide wall.