LabVIEW FPGA based Software Implementation for an Automated Test System of Shafts used in High Lift System of an Aircraft

Shafts used in the high lift system (wings of a plane) of an aircraft undergo extreme load conditions during takeoff and landing. Performance of shaft deteriorates along the life span of it. The failure of shaft can lead to a major catastrophe. Therefore, to ensure the safety of passengers, there is...

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Published in:International journal of computer applications 2012-01, Vol.51 (5), p.14-19
Main Authors: ShouqataliA.C., Md, Karanth P., Navin, S.P., Karthik, Desai, Vijay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft
Computer programs
Computer simulation
Failure
Field programmable gate arrays
High lift
Software
System built
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Summary:Shafts used in the high lift system (wings of a plane) of an aircraft undergo extreme load conditions during takeoff and landing. Performance of shaft deteriorates along the life span of it. The failure of shaft can lead to a major catastrophe. Therefore, to ensure the safety of passengers, there is a need to develop a test system which can subject different shafts to various loads to which they are designed for and test them for their life cycle. This paper presents implementation of a test system built using LabVIEW - Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) which is able to simulate different load conditions on shaft. The real time data of torque and speed values are recorded using FPGA card. Software design of test system and results obtained for a test shaft are discussed in this paper.
ISSN:0975-8887
0975-8887
DOI:10.5120/8036-1336