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https://drivepatents.com/patents/974909 · 14 May 2014
A method and apparatus is provided for cooling the external surface of an aircraft APU eductor assembly (104). A processor is configured to open a surge valve (119) by a predetermined amount when the surge valve is closed and the temperature of the exhaust...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/974882 · 14 May 2014
A variable-vane assembly for a turbocharger includes an annular nozzle ring (38) supporting an array of rotatable vanes (34), an insert having a tubular portion sealingly received into the bore of the turbine housing and having a nozzle portion extending r...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/975437 · 7 May 2014
A method for signaling a failure condition of a bearing of a turbocharger that includes a sensor configured for sensing information on off-axis rotor motion. The method entails receiving a stream of information from the sensor, decomposing the stream of in...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/975474 · 30 Apr 2014
A navigation system includes at least one inertial sensor configured to detect motion of the system and generate inertial data; at least one aiding device configured to generate aiding device measurement data; at least one processing unit configured to gen...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/975473 · 30 Apr 2014
Embodiments of a turboshaft engine (40) are provided, as are embodiments of a method for manufacturing a turboshaft engine. In one embodiment, the turboshaft engine includes an Inlet Particle Separator (IPS) system (42) having an IPS scavenge flow circuit ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/976713 · 2 Apr 2014
Systems are configured to embed a warning signal in a sensor pulse. In some examples, when a taxi anticollision system of a host aircraft senses a threat headed for the aircraft, a warning signal is embedded in a sensor pulse to warn the offending vehicle ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/976953 · 26 Mar 2014
Systems and methods for takeoff assistance and analysis are provided. In one embodiment, a takeoff ground roll assist system for an aircraft comprises: a runway centerline estimator, wherein the runway centerline estimator generates a virtual runway center...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/976906 · 26 Mar 2014
A coaxial gyro accelerometer device in a semiconductor substrate for simultaneously sensing coaxial linear and rotational forces. An exemplary device includes a resonating cantilever beam within a substrate and a package having a resonating cavity. The pac...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/977243 · 19 Mar 2014
Methods and systems are provided for displaying visually distinguishing characteristics if an aircraft is below a minimum altitude or beyond a maximum distance when executing a procedure turn. A procedure turn icon (208), an aircraft icon (202) indicating ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/977241 · 19 Mar 2014
Methods and apparatus are provided for shared situational awareness between a first display and a second display onboard an aircraft. The first display and the second display are associated with a respective first user input device and second user input de...