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US 2024/0132205 A1Published application
Aircraft landing gear control system
AssigneeM Nizar Sanadiki
InventorM Nizar Sanadiki
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Abstract
An aircraft landing gear control system. As an aircraft prepares to land, the system determines the ground speed of the aircraft and causes the aircraft's wheels to rotate at an angular velocity that corresponds to the aircraft's ground speed so that upon landing, the aircraft wheels are not subjected to a sudden jarring impact.
Claims20
An aircraft landing gear control system comprising:
- a speed processing system adapted to determine a ground speed of an aircraft at a time prior to landing;
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- a wheel rotation system including at least one wheel rotating motor adapted to cause at least one wheel of the aircraft to rotate;
- wherein the speed processing system determines a ground speed of the aircraft, and converts the ground speed to a corresponding angular velocity of the at least one wheel;
- wherein the at least one wheel rotating motor causes the at least one wheel to rotate at the corresponding angular velocity.
2 more elements
A method of controlling an aircraft landing gear, the method comprising:
- (A) using a speed processing system to determine a ground speed of an aircraft at a time prior to landing;
- (B) using the speed processing system to convert the determined ground speed to a corresponding angular velocity of at least one wheel of the aircraft;
- (C) using a wheel rotation system including at least one wheel rotating motor to cause the at least one wheel of the aircraft to rotate at the corresponding angular velocity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.