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US 2023/0408568 A1Published application
Diagnosis of an aircraft engine control unit
AssigneeSafran Aircraft Engines
InventorsYvan Jean-Rene BATTUT, Gwenael Thierry ESTEVE, Mathieu Jean Jacques SANTIN
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Abstract
A device and a method for diagnosing an engine control unit of an aircraft, the device including an autonomous and mobile electronic diagnostic unit and connecting means for connecting the unit to an engine control unit of an aircraft, the connecting means advantageously including a single connection cable.
Claims12
A device for diagnosing an aircraft engine control unit, this device comprising:
- an electronic diagnosis unit, this unit being autonomous and mobile and being configured to carry out:
- automatic continuity and/or electrical insulation tests of electrical connectors, and determining a health status of these connectors based on the results of the tests, and/or
- automatic tests for verifying the internal electrical integrity of a control unit without simulating the flight conditions of the engine to which the control unit is to be connected, and
- connecting means configured to connect the unit to a control unit of an aircraft engine,
- wherein the connecting means comprise a single connection cable which comprises at one end a first connecting plug for connection to the unit and at an opposite end a plurality of second connecting plugs for connection to the control unit and/or to elements of the aircraft engine intended to be connected to the unit.
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