{
  "patent_number": "US 11975868",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Aircraft Systems Detect Mechanical Wear by Comparing Real-Time Performance",
  "original_title": "System and method of monitoring reduced performance",
  "summary": "A system that monitors aircraft parts by comparing their actual physical movement against a computer simulation to spot mechanical degradation or performance delays.",
  "what_it_does": "This system monitors critical aircraft parts, such as rotor blades, elevators, or flaps, to ensure they are moving exactly as expected. It creates a digital twin or simulation that predicts how a component should move when given a specific input. A comparison module then measures the actual movement of the physical part and checks for any time delays or discrepancies between the real-world movement and the simulated model. If the time difference exceeds a set threshold, the system identifies that the component is experiencing reduced performance, potentially indicating wear or mechanical failure.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover systems that rely solely on static sensor thresholds without a dynamic simulation component.",
    "Does not cover ground-based maintenance diagnostics that are not integrated into the flight operation monitoring loop.",
    "Does not cover simple error reporting that lacks a comparison between physical displacement delay and simulated response delay."
  ],
  "filed": "2020-10-11",
  "granted": "2024-05-07",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Textron Innovations Inc",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/textron-innovations-inc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Michael Logies",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/michael-logies"
    },
    {
      "name": "Randy Aloysius",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/randy-aloysius"
    },
    {
      "name": "Keith B Leffler",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/keith-b-leffler"
    },
    {
      "name": "Guy Bernard",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/guy-bernard"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "aerospace",
    "mechanical",
    "ai_ml"
  ],
  "abstract": "A reduced performance monitoring system for a tiltrotor aircraft includes a physical component of the tiltrotor aircraft configured to displace over time in response to an input, a simulation component configured to generate a simulated displacement response of the physical component, and a comparison module configured to compare a measured physical displacement response of the physical component to the simulated displacement response of the physical component.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11975868/starship-point-to-point-earth-transport",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11975868/starship-point-to-point-earth-transport/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US11975868",
  "relatedPatents": []
}