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80 results about "Ground support equipment" patented technology

Ground Support Equipment (GSE) is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the apron, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment is used to service the aircraft between flights. As the name suggests, ground support equipment is there to support the operations of aircraft whilst on the ground. The role of this equipment generally involves ground power operations, aircraft mobility, and cargo/passenger loading operations.

Maintenance and control system for ground support equipment

Ground support equipment for servicing an airplane includes a ground support equipment cart upon which are mounted at least two equipment modules and a control module. A first equipment module mounted upon the cart contains ground support equipment for servicing an airplane and also has a network connection, and at least one additional equipment module mounted upon the cart contains additional ground support equipment for servicing an airplane and also has a network connection. The control module has a user display and user controls that are connected to a control processor which has a network connection. The user display and the user controls serve as a shared control panel for the ground support equipment contained in the modules mounted upon the cart. A network interconnects the network connections of the modules mounted upon the cart. The control processor can cause the user display to present a menu listing various types or classes of airplanes for selection by a user. In response to user selection of a type or class of airplane, the control processor sends over the network to one or more of the other modules information defining what particular services the selected type or class of airplane requires of the modules.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Compact, modularized air conditioning system that can be mounted upon an airplane ground support equipment cart

A modular and compact air conditioning system is designed to be conveyed by a ground support equipment cart and to occupy minimal space within the cart. The system is constructed within a rectangular frame supporting top, bottom, left side, right side, front side, and back side panels. The top and back side panels contain thin air conditioner condensers. One of the left and right side panels contain an air outlet, and the other contains an air inlet and a duct that may be connected to an airplane to provide cooling air to the airplane. A condenser fan is mounted within the rectangular frame and is arranged to draw outside air in through the condensers and to blow the air out through the air outlet. First and second air conditioners are mounted within the rectangular frame, each including a compressor, an expansion valve, and evaporator coils, with each compressor pumping refrigerant through one of the condensers, through one of the expansion valves, and through one of the evaporator coils and back to the compressor. One of the two evaporator coils is mounted over the air inlet, and the other is mounted over the duct. A variable speed blower is mounted within the rectangular frame adjacent the air inlet, and an enclosed air passage routes air from the air inlet through one of the evaporator coils, the air passage narrowing and routing the air through the blower, the passage then widening and curving around and routing the air through the other of the evaporator coils and through the duct.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Adjustable air conditioning control system for a universal airplane ground support equipment cart

A ground support equipment air conditioning system detachably connects to a port on an airplane. An air conduit connects an air intake and filter to a coupling that is adapted to be connected to one end of an air duct or hose the other end of which is adapted to be connected to an airplane's port. A variable speed blower in the air conduit has its speed varied by a controller to regulate the pressure supplied to an airplane. This controller receives as inputs the pressure sensed by a pressure sensor connected to the air conduit adjacent the coupling to sense the pressure of air passing into the airplane and also a setpoint pressure which can be varied to match the requirements of different types or classes of airplane. First and second air conditioners each include a circular refrigerant conduit channeling refrigerant through a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator. The evaporators are positioned in the air conduit with the first air conditioner's evaporator preceding the blower and the second air conditioner's evaporator following the blower in the air conduit. A condenser cooling fan drives air through the two condensers and is controlled by a controller responsive to one or more pressures or temperatures measured in one of the air or refrigerant conduits or in the surrounding air.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Airplane ground support equipment cart having extractable modules and a generator module that is seperable from power conversion and air conditioning modules

A ground support equipment cart contains one or more removable equipment modules. The cart contains a rectangular module containing airplane air conditioning components mounted upon the cart and extending the width of the cart but occupying substantially less than half of the cart's length. The cart also contains one or more rectangular equipment modules removably mounted upon the cart, one or two of the removable modules containing electrical power converting components. And the cart contains a rectangular module containing power generating components mounted upon the cart and occupying substantially the remainder of the cart. The cart separates into two parts, one part containing the module containing power generating components. The cart also contains a control module having a display and controls for, and that is networked to, the other modules. One or more of the removable modules slide out on a tray and may be locked in position.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Adjustable cooling system for airplane electronics

Airplane ground service equipment includes an air conditioning system for an airplane and also a fluid cooling system for airplane electronics which detachably connects to a first port and a second port on the airplane. The fluid cooling system includes a first connector, a second connector, and a fluid conduit therebetween, the first and second connectors being adapted to be connected to the first and second ports, respectively, such that the connection of the ports to the connectors completes a fluid circuit. A fluid pump directs fluid through the fluid conduit, and a heat exchanger in the fluid conduit removes heat from the fluid circuit and transfers it into the air conditioning system of the ground support equipment. A temperature regulation mechanism stabilizes the temperature of the fluid in the fluid conduit to compensate for changes in the amount of heat that is drawn from the airplane electronics.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Ground support equipment tester for laser and tracker systems

Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for testing the boresight of a gimbaled camera and laser system, such as an infrared countermeasures (IRCM) system, in extreme environments. Light simulating a target is reflected through an optics system to the camera, with a portion of the light reflected back from a corner cube reflector through the optics system as a reference. A laser beam from the laser is received through the same optics system, and a position of the corner cube reflected reference and laser beam are compared in order to determine whether the camera and laser are properly aligned. A spherical shell adapted to position the camera at its geometric center keeps misaligned laser pulses from reflecting back into the camera.
Owner:DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYST

Apparatus and method for aircraft engine core exchange

A method and ground support equipment (GSE) for attaching an engine core to an engine fan module on an aircraft pylon. The GSE may comprise GSE supports and lifting components attached to the pylon, two suspension rails attached to the lifting components, two translating rails translatably attached to the two suspensions rails and fixedly attached to opposite sides of the engine core, and two alignment fittings fixed to the engine fan module. The method of using the GSE may comprise lifting the engine core vertically using the lifting components and anchoring the suspension rails to the alignment fittings. The translating rails and engine core may then be translated in an aft-to-forward direction such that portions of the translating rails engage portions of the alignment fittings to cooperatively guide the translating rails into a final forward position in which the engine core is aligned relative to the engine fan module.
Owner:SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS

System of fasteners for attaching panels onto modules that are to be installed on an airplane ground support equipment cart

A fastener system for use in removably attaching cover panels to openings in the sides of modules containing equipment on airplane ground support equipment carts, where the fasteners must not come loose to damage airplane engines. At least some modules have a metallic frame defining at least one opening providing access to the module's interior. This frame supports an inwardly recessed shelf around the inside perimeter of the opening. At least one cover panel is sized to fit removably within the opening. The shelf and the panel have aligned holes for fasteners, and the edges of the panel are bent inwards to form standoffs from the shelf. Sets of fasteners each include: a nut having mounted on its surface a hollow, internally-threaded shaft smaller in diameter than the nut, the shaft fitting into the shelf's fastener holes; a bolt having a head shaped to engage a fastener driving tool and having a shaft unthreaded adjacent the head and threaded away from the head, the threads matching the nut shaft's internal threads; and a panel hole liner and bolt support formed as a cylinder sized to be force fitted into the panel's fastener holes, the cylinder having a bottom with a central hole slightly larger in diameter than the unthreaded portion of the bolt shaft such that the bolt is retained within the hole liner free to rotate and to slide up and down but not free to fall out. Each nut shaft is inserted through to extend outwards from a shoulder fastener hole, and each bolt is supported in place by a hole liner forced into a panel fastener hole.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Frame and panel system for constructing modules to be installed on an airplane ground support equipment cart

A frame, panel, and fastener system for use in constructing modules that are to be installed on a ground support equipment cart. The modules have a rectangular frame that is constructed primarily by connecting together members constructed as folded sheet metal tubes substantially rectangular in cross section but, on two adjoining sides, bent perpendicularly outwards to form a first shelf perforated with fastener mounting holes, these frame members having ends that may be fastened to pairs of ends of other like frame members at perpendicular angles to form the corners of the rectangular frame and of the modules. Panels having edges bent over to form stand-offs and perforated with fastener mounting holes are sized so the stand-offs rest upon the first shelves on plural sides of the rectangular frame. Plural fasteners have first fastener parts that are attached to the shelf fastener mounting holes and second fastener parts that are attached to the panel fastener mounting holes, with the fasteners aligned to join and to detachably hold the panels upon the first shelves to form removable side panels for the modules.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Compact, modularized air conditioning system that can be mounted upon an airplane ground support equipment cart

A modular and compact air conditioning system is designed to be conveyed by a ground support equipment cart and to occupy minimal space within the cart. The system is constructed within a rectangular frame supporting top, bottom, left side, right side, front side, and back side panels. The top and back side panels contain thin air conditioner condensers. One of the left and right side panels contain an air outlet, and the other contains an air inlet and a duct that may be connected to an airplane to provide cooling air to the airplane. A condenser fan is mounted within the rectangular frame and is arranged to draw outside air in through the condensers and to blow the air out through the air outlet. First and second air conditioners are mounted within the rectangular frame, each including a compressor, an expansion valve, and evaporator coils, with each compressor pumping refrigerant through one of the condensers, through one of the expansion valves, and through one of the evaporator coils and back to the compressor. One of the two evaporator coils is mounted over the air inlet, and the other is mounted over the duct. A variable speed blower is mounted within the rectangular frame adjacent the air inlet, and an enclosed air passage routes air from the air inlet through one of the evaporator coils, the air passage narrowing and routing the air through the blower, the passage then widening and curving around and routing the air through the other of the evaporator coils and through the duct.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Actuated braking and distance sensing system for operational regulation of belt loader equipment

An actuated braking and distance sensing system for operational regulation of belt loader equipment and / or other applicable ground support equipment, wherein the present invention incorporates, among other embodiments, spring-responsive actuated emergency braking and distance sensing systems, emergency braking and distance sensing systems implemented via linear variable displacement transducers, and / or emergency braking and distance sensing systems actuated via sonar, lasers and / or infrared sensors. Structural incorporation of the afore-referenced emergency braking and distance sensing systems within airline ground support equipment, particularly belt loader equipment, seeks to effectively reduce accidental collision of such ground support equipment with parked aircraft.
Owner:IRVINE SPENCER

Ground support equipment tester for laser and tracker systems

Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for testing the boresight of a gimbaled camera and laser system, such as an infrared countermeasures (IRCM) system, in extreme environments. Light simulating a target is reflected through an optics system to the camera, with a portion of the light reflected back from a corner cube reflector through the optics system as a reference. A laser beam from the laser is received through the same optics system, and a position of the corner cube reflected reference and laser beam are compared in order to determine whether the camera and laser are properly aligned. A spherical shell adapted to position the camera at its geometric center keeps misaligned laser pulses from reflecting back into the camera.
Owner:DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYST

Multi-voltage power supply for a universal airplane ground support equipment cart

An airplane ground support system includes a multi-voltage power supply. A control system within the power conversion module receives measurements to regulate the power module's output to a predetermined preset voltage level as mandated by the power output selection signal. In an alternate embodiment a multi-voltage or upgradable power supply has A.C. and D.C. capability, A.C. only capability with an upgrade kit available to add D.C. capability in addition to the A.C. capability, D.C. only capability with an upgrade kit available to add A.C. capability in addition to the D.C. capability.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Air filtration for aircraft ground support equipment

Air filtration devices and systems are provided to filter conditioned air after air exits an air conditioner module located on a ground support equipment unit but prior to entering a grounded aircraft. Disclosed embodiments include a system with the air filtration unit located along a hose originating from an aircraft ground support unit and a system with the air filtration unit located along a hose originating from an aircraft. Certain embodiments of the air filtration unit include a diffuser, which is configured to couple to a filter and direct air through the filter during operation.
Owner:HOBART BROS

Apparatus and method for aircraft engine core exchange

A method and ground support equipment (GSE) for attaching an engine core to an engine fan module on an aircraft pylon. The GSE may comprise GSE supports and lifting components attached to the pylon, two suspension rails attached to the lifting components, two translating rails translatably attached to the two suspensions rails and fixedly attached to opposite sides of the engine core, and two alignment fittings fixed to the engine fan module. The method of using the GSE may comprise lifting the engine core vertically using the lifting components and anchoring the suspension rails to the alignment fittings. The translating rails and engine core may then be translated in an aft-to-forward direction such that portions of the translating rails engage portions of the alignment fittings to cooperatively guide the translating rails into a final forward position in which the engine core is aligned relative to the engine fan module.
Owner:SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS

Maintenance and control system for ground support equipment

Ground support equipment for servicing an airplane includes a ground support equipment cart upon which are mounted at least two equipment modules and a control module. A first equipment module mounted upon the cart contains ground support equipment for servicing an airplane and also has a network connection, and at least one additional equipment module mounted upon the cart contains additional ground support equipment and also has a network connection. The control module has a user display and user controls that are connected to a control processor which has a network connection. The user display and the user controls serve as a shared control panel for the ground support equipment contained in the modules mounted upon the cart. In response the control processor sends over the network to one or more of the other modules information defining what particular services the selected type or class of airplane requires of the modules.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Photoluminescent (PL) applications on moveable equipment

The present invention provides methods and systems for moveable pieces of equipment comprising a passively charged photoluminescent material to improve visibility of the equipment in low light conditions. This moveable piece of equipment may be a piece of ground support equipment such as that used in support of an operation. Further, these operations may include, for example, nautical operations (e.g., Naval operations or ocean-going cargo transportation), construction of a structure (e.g., building construction), aviation (i.e., flight) operations (e.g., in support of an airport), transportation of goods (e.g., via rail or truck), drilling operations (e.g., drilling for oil, water, gas or explosives), mining operations, oil processing (refinery) operations etc.
Owner:DEFENSE HLDG

Multi-voltage power supply for a universal airplane ground support equipment cart

An airplane ground support system includes a multi-voltage power supply. This system includes an air conditioning module and a control module having a display and a processor, the display and processor presenting an airplane type or class selection menu to airplane support technicians and responding to the selection of a type or class of airplane by generating a power output selection signal designating the type of power needed by the selected type or class of airplane. The system also includes a power supply module which has an A.C. power input, at least one power output, and which receives the power output selection signal as an incoming signal. A power conversion system within the power supply module connects to the A.C. power input and supplies converted and voltage regulated power to the at least one power output. This power conversion system also receives the power conversion control signal as an input signal. A control system within the power conversion module receives measurements of the voltage at the power supply module's at least one power output and also receives the control module's power output selection signal. This control system generates the power conversion system's power conversion control signal and adjusts it to regulate the power module's output to a predetermined preset voltage level as mandated by the power output selection signal.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Anti-aircraft training target system

The invention discloses an air defense training target system, which includes: a ground control subsystem: used to plan the target system tasks for tasks including training, exercises, and weapon verification, and execute related tasks according to the plan; wherein, in the task During execution, the ground control subsystem performs real-time measurement and control of the controlled target drone and can change tasks in real time; a single ground control subsystem realizes measurement and control of multiple target drones, and multiple ground control subsystems are networked to realize Target drone cluster measurement and control; target drone flight platform subsystem; airborne mission equipment subsystem; ground support equipment subsystem; damage effect assessment and battlefield situation awareness subsystem: used to reflect real-time mission execution effect information. The invention adopts high technology, realizes high reliability, high versatility, and high applicability, is a serialized air defense training system with simple operation and maintenance, low requirements for control personnel, and strong scalability.
Owner:四川联众防务科技有限责任公司

Generalization flight parameter recording system

The invention relates to a generalization flight parameter recording system, which comprises a flight parameter gatherer 1, a flight parameter recorder 2, a cache recorder 3, a cockpit voice sensor 4, a download socket 5, an identification cable 6, a standard signal source 7, a new signal source 8, an internal conversation signal 9 and ground support equipment 10. According to the invention, maintenance efficiency and attendance guarantee rate are increased, the flight parameter ground equipment is uniform, and management is convenient. The operation of software is simple, interface is friendly and easy to grasp, and user usage is convenient. The generalization flight parameter recording system is adapted to requirement of future latent clients, and can avoid the cost of novel product development, and airplane refit cost can be reduced.
Owner:HARBIN

Multistage rocket transportation erecting vehicle

The invention discloses a multi-stage rocket transportation erecting vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of spaceflight ground support equipment. The support vehicle comprises a transport vehicle, a support adjusting system, an erecting arm assembly, a main erecting oil cylinder, a support seat and a lifting system, one end of the erecting arm assembly is hinged to the tail of the transport vehicle, and an auxiliary supporting arm is arranged at the bottom of the other end of the erecting arm. The main erecting oil cylinder is arranged on the inner side of the erecting arm assembly; the supporting and adjusting system is installed on the erecting arm assembly and has the functions of supporting, locking and four-degree-of-freedom adjusting of the multiple stages of rocket bodies, and butt joint between the multiple stages of rocket bodies and between the rocket bodies and the supporting base is achieved. The supporting seat is connected to the tail part of the erecting arm assembly, so that the perpendicularity of the erected rocket body can be adjusted, and support can be provided; the lifting system is installed on the erecting arm and can send an operator to the front binding point and the rear binding point of the rocket to achieve rocket connection. The erecting vehicle can achieve transportation and transfer of rockets, the rockets are erected as a whole after arriving at a launching area, and erecting work before launching is completed rapidly.
Owner:NO 63921 UNIT OF PLA +1

Hybrid lighter-than-air vehicle

The present invention is a variable geometry aircraft that is capable of morphing its shape from a symmetric cross-section buoyant craft to an asymmetric lifting body and even to a symmetric zero lift configuration. The basic structure is a semi rigid airship with movable longerons. Movement of the longerons adjusts the camber of the upper and / or lower surfaces to achieve varying shapes of the lifting-body. This transformation changes both the lift and drag characteristics of the craft to alter the flight characteristics. The transformation may be accomplished while the craft is airborne and does not require any ground support equipment.
Owner:HYALTA AERONAUTICS INC

Hybrid lighter-than-air vehicle

The present invention is a variable geometry lighter-than-air (LTA) aircraft that is adapted to morph its shape from a symmetric cross-section buoyant craft to an asymmetric lifting body and even to a symmetric zero lift configuration. The basic structure is a semi rigid airship with movable longerons. Movement of the longerons adjusts the camber of the upper and / or lower surfaces to achieve varying shapes of the lifting-body. This transformation changes both the lift and drag characteristics of the craft to alter the flight characteristics. The transformation may be accomplished while the craft is airborne and does not require any ground support equipment.
Owner:HYALTA AERONAUTICS INC

Airplane ground support equipment cart having extractable modules and a generator module that is seperable from power conversion and air conditioning modules

A ground support equipment cart contains one or more removable equipment modules. The cart contains a rectangular module containing airplane air conditioning components mounted upon the cart and extending the width of the cart but occupying substantially less than half of the cart's length. The cart also contains one or more rectangular equipment modules removably mounted upon the cart, one or two of the removable modules containing electrical power converting components. And the cart contains a rectangular module containing power generating components mounted upon the cart and occupying substantially the remainder of the cart. The cart separates into two parts, one part containing the module containing power generating components. The cart also contains a control module having a display and controls for, and that is networked to, the other modules. One or more of the removable modules slide out on a tray and may be locked in position.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Hybrid lighter-than-air vehicle

ActiveUS20160023748A1Decrease aircraft thicknessIncreases aircraft thicknessAircraft stabilisationWind motor combinationsFlight vehicleLighter than air
The present invention is a variable geometry lighter-than-air (LTA) aircraft that is adapted to morph its shape from a symmetric cross-section buoyant craft to an asymmetric lifting body and even to a symmetric zero lift configuration. The basic structure is a semi rigid airship with movable longerons. Movement of the longerons adjusts the camber of the upper and / or lower surfaces to achieve varying shapes of the lifting-body. This transformation changes both the lift and drag characteristics of the craft to alter the flight characteristics. The transformation may be accomplished while the craft is airborne and does not require any ground support equipment.
Owner:HYALTA AERONAUTICS INC

Aircraft ground support hose assembly

An air delivery hose assembly for use with aircraft ground support equipment provides conditioned air to an on-ground aircraft. The hose assembly includes an impermeable inner liner which forms an air conduit, a stress layer comprising a web of cord material which surrounds the inner liner, and an insulating layer which surrounds the inner liner and the stress layer to thermally insulate air passing through the air hose. The stress layer prevents air pressure in the conduit from expanding the inner liner and compressing the insulating layer, and thereby reducing the effectiveness of the insulating layer.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Adjustable air conditioning control system for a universal airplane ground support equipment cart

A ground support equipment air conditioning system detachably connects to a port on an airplane. An air conduit connects an air intake and filter to a coupling that is adapted to be connected to one end of an air duct or hose the other end of which is adapted to be connected to an airplane's port. A variable speed blower in the air conduit has its speed varied by a controller to regulate the pressure supplied to an airplane. This controller receives as inputs the pressure sensed by a pressure sensor connected to the air conduit adjacent the coupling to sense the pressure of air passing into the airplane and also a setpoint pressure which can be varied to match the requirements of different types or classes of airplane. First and second air conditioners each include a circular refrigerant conduit channeling refrigerant through a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator. The evaporators are positioned in the air conduit with the first air conditioner's evaporator preceding the blower and the second air conditioner's evaporator following the blower in the air conduit. A condenser cooling fan drives air through the two condensers and is controlled by a controller responsive to one or more pressures or temperatures measured in one of the air or refrigerant conduits or in the surrounding air.
Owner:ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

High and low temperature thermal deformation integrative test system

The invention provides a high and low temperature thermal deformation integrative test system. The high and low temperature thermal deformation integrative test system comprises a high and low temperature test room used for providing the high and low temperature environment needed for testing structural products by automatically adjusting system equipment running, high-rigidity and high thermal stability ground supporting equipment used for providing rigid support for the structural products and thermal deformation measuring under the high and low temperature environment, and optical measuringequipment used for conducting a thermal deformation test to the structural products in a test room through a high-accurate test window, and guaranteeing accuracy requirements of the thermal deformation test. The high and low temperature thermal deformation integrative test system mainly meets the requirements of high and low temperature environment simulation and the high-accurate test during theprocess of thermal deformation test of satellite structural products, and the advantages of high testing accuracy, high applicability and the like are achieved.
Owner:SHANGHAI SATELLITE ENG INST
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