CPC B60C 23/0476 (2013.01) [B60C 23/0408 (2013.01); B60C 23/0474 (2013.01); B60C 23/0486 (2013.01); G01K 11/00 (2013.01); G01L 17/00 (2013.01); G01M 17/02 (2013.01); B60C 2200/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for monitoring the pressure of a tire of an aircraft, the system comprising:
a pressure sensor for taking pressure readings (P) from the tire at different times (T); and
a computer system configured to calculate an estimated deflation rate (R) based on two or more of the pressure readings, and compare the estimated deflation rate with a threshold to provide a warning if the estimated deflation rate exceeds the threshold;
wherein the estimated deflation rate is calculated as R=ΔP/ΔT.
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