Patent ID: 11878790
Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS CANADA INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A feedback system for sensing a steering position of a nose wheel assembly for an aircraft, the nose wheel assembly having a first element rotatably associated with a second element about an axis, wherein a rotational position of the first element relative to the second element corresponds to the steering position of the nose wheel assembly, the feedback system comprising:
a first magnetic field sensor fixedly positioned relative to the first element and configured to sense a first element orientation relative to the magnetic field of the earth and to transmit a first signal corresponding thereto;
a second magnetic field sensor fixedly positioned relative to the second element and configured to sense a second element orientation relative to the magnetic field of the earth and to transmit a second signal corresponding thereto; and
a controller programmed to determine the steering position of the nose wheel by comparing the first and second signals.