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US5608627A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Device for supervising the propulsion system of an aircraft

Assignee: EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE
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Filing: 1994-09-19
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Granted: 1997-03-04
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Expires: 2014-09-19
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a device for supervising the propulsion system of an aircraft, including a set of sensors (C1, C2, Cn) delivering information regarding the propulsion system. According to the invention, the device moreover includes: a set of peripheral computers (M1, M2, Mp) each implementing a mathematical model representing a sub-system of propulsion system; and a main computer (CAL), which is linked to the set of sensors (C1, C2, Cn) and to the set of peripheral computers (M1, M2, Mp), which checks the intercompatibility of the information delivered by the sensors (C1, C2, Cn) and the compatibility between the information delivered and the results provided by the peripheral computers (M1, M2, Mp).

Inventors

  • 👤 Pierre Lecomte
  • 👤 Laurent Coquin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 01:37
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D43/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 115 words
A device for supervising the propulsion system of an aircraft, said propulsion system having a plurality of sub-systems and said supervising device comprising: a plurality of sensors sensing parameter values of said propulsion system; a plurality of peripheral computers, each implementing a mathematical model representing one of said sub-systems; and a main computer connected to said sensors and to said peripheral computers, said main computer: (a) coordinating the computation of said peripheral computers; (b) checking the mutual compatibility of the parameter values sensed by said sensors; (c) checking the compatibility of said parameter values sensed by said sensors in relation with said mathematical models; and (d) signalling any detected incompatibility of steps (b) and (c).
Claim 2
Independent Claim 115 words
A device for supervising the propulsion system of an aircraft, said propulsion system having a plurality of sub-systems and said supervising device comprising: a plurality of sensors sensing parameter values of said propulsion system; a plurality of peripheral computers, each implementing a mathematical model representing one of said sub-systems; and a main computer connected to said sensors and to said peripheral computers, said main computer: (a) coordinating the computation of said peripheral computers; (b) checking the mutual compatibility of the parameter values sensed by said sensors; (c) checking the compatibility of said parameter values sensed by said sensors in relation with said mathematical models; and (d) signalling any detected incompatibility of steps (b) and (c).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The supervising device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said peripheral computers (M1, M2, Mp) are grouped together into a single peripheral computation system (SC) implementing an overall mathematical model of said propulsion system.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 2000-03-03 2000-09-02 2001-03-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2004-03-03 2004-09-02 2005-03-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2008-03-03 2008-09-02 2009-03-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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