发明名称 |
Sensing the steering angle while transporting aircraft on the ground |
摘要 |
The acceptability of the steering angle between the nose wheel of an aircraft and the longitudinal axis of the aircraft during transportation of the aircraft on the ground using a wheeled vehicle (with or without a tow bar) is provided. The wheeled vehicle has a source of collimated radiation (such as a laser beam emitting unit, or an LED or other light source with a lens and/or aperture system) which directs a beam on a surface of the aircraft having at least two significantly different collimated radiation reflecting areas (e.g. a light material arc bounded by dark material marks). In response to radiation from the collimated beam, or lack thereof, reflected from the surface of the aircraft back to a receiver on the wheeled vehicle, it can be determined if the nose wheel steering angle is within an acceptable range (typically no more than between about 60 DEG -80 DEG , which would damage the nose wheel). Two beam sources and receivers may be provided, and other information-such as the size of the aircraft (which is proportional to the distance of the laser beam emitting unit from the reflected surface)-may also be calculated. An indicator or device for initiating corrective action may be provided to respond to insufficient reflected radiation received by the receiver.
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申请公布号 |
US5680125(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.10.21 |
申请号 |
US19960588029 |
申请日期 |
1996.01.17 |
申请人 |
ELFSTROM, BO;LOFVING, STEN |
发明人 |
ELFSTROM, BO;LOFVING, STEN |
分类号 |
B64F1/22;G01D5/28;(IPC1-7):G08B21/00 |
主分类号 |
B64F1/22 |
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