Wheel assembly sensor apparatus
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorAndrew Bill
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Abstract
A sensor apparatus for measuring a property of a wheel assembly is disclosed including at least one sensor configured to acquire measurement data; and a mounting member attached to the at least one sensor. The mounting member is configured to engage with a wheel such as to retain the sensor on the wheel within an enclosed space formed by the wheel and a tire mounted on the wheel. The mounting member is further configured to enable the sensor to move around the circumference of the wheel when the mounting member is engaged with the wheel.
Claims21
A sensor apparatus for measuring a property of a wheel assembly comprising a tire mounted on a wheel, the sensor apparatus comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to acquire measurement data;
- and
- a mounting member attached to the at least one sensor, the mounting member being configured to engage with the wheel to retain the sensor on the wheel within an enclosed space formed by the wheel and the tire mounted on the wheel;
- wherein the mounting member is configured to enable the sensor to move around a circumference of the wheel when the mounting member is engaged with the wheel;
- wherein the sensor apparatus is configured to determine whether there is relative movement between the sensor and the wheel with which the mounting member is engaged, and
- wherein the sensor is configured to operate in a first mode if there is relative movement between the sensor and the wheel, and in a second, different mode if there is no relative movement between the sensor and the wheel.
A method of measuring a property of a wheel assembly comprising a tire mounted on a wheel, the method comprising:
- providing a sensor inside an enclosed space defined by the tire and the wheel;
- wherein a mounting member is attached to the at least one sensor, the mounting member being configured to engage with the wheel to retain the sensor on the wheel within an enclosed space formed by the wheel and the tire mounted on the wheel;
- wherein the mounting member is configured to enable the sensor to move around the circumference of the wheel when the mounting member is engaged with the wheel;
- performing a first measurement when the sensor is disposed at a first circumferential location relative to the wheel;
- performing a second measurement when the sensor is disposed at a second, different circumferential location relative to the wheel;
- and,
- wherein the sensor is configured to determine whether there is relative movement between the sensor and the wheel with which the mounting member is engaged, and
- wherein the sensor is configured to operate in a first mode if there is relative movement between the sensor and the wheel, and in a second, different mode if there is no relative movement between the sensor and the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.