Resolver type skew sensor with gimbal attachment

A disclosed sensor assembly 16 for detecting movement and a position of a wing flap 14 includes a sensing device 18 that generates a signal corresponding to a position of the flap. The sensor assembly includes a linkage 20 that is attached to the movable flap for mechanically communicating movement...

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Main Authors JACOBS, JEFFREY PAUL, LEDEN, WILLIAM E, BAINES, ANDREW N, LANG, DAVID J, CRANDALL-SEIBERT, CORY M, WALLEN, GREGORY T, REGAN, JAMES M, MILLER, MARK D
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LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 05.12.2012
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A disclosed sensor assembly 16 for detecting movement and a position of a wing flap 14 includes a sensing device 18 that generates a signal corresponding to a position of the flap. The sensor assembly includes a linkage 20 that is attached to the movable flap for mechanically communicating movement of the flap to the sensing device. The linkage includes a first pivot shaft 36 mounted to the flap that is disposed about a first axis and a second pivot shaft 34 attached to the first pivot shaft for movement about a second axis transverse to the first axis.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120169998