US 12,246,851 B2
Systems and methods for monitoring impact on aircraft
Richard Donnelly, South Burlington, VT (US); and Edward Hall, Starksboro, VT (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by BETA AIR LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/427,473.
Application 18/427,473 is a continuation of application No. 17/563,448, filed on Dec. 28, 2021, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2024/0367814 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 45/04 (2006.01); B64C 25/28 (2006.01); B64C 25/30 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2024.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 45/04 (2013.01) [B64C 25/28 (2013.01); B64C 25/30 (2013.01); B64C 29/00 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 2045/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for monitoring impact on an aircraft, the system comprising:
a flight component;
a strain gauge connected to the flight component, wherein the strain gauge is configured to measure impact data associated with the flight component during each landing by the aircraft; and
a computing device communicably coupled to the strain gauge and configured to:
determine a hazardous instance for the flight component based on an impact threshold and a change in the impact data measured over a plurality of landings by the aircraft,
determine an alert based on the hazardous instance, and
initiate display of the alert on a graphical user interface.