Patent ID: 9045236
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B64F,G01M

Abstract:
1. A device for excitation on ground of a landing gear of an aircraft, said gear comprising a strut disposed vertically during said excitation, an axle disposed orthogonally with respect to said strut and at least one wheel mounted freely rotatable about said axle, said device comprising: an oblong bracing foot, having a vertical axis, able to hold said at least one wheel raised with respect to the ground, said oblong bracing foot comprising a lower part and an upper part connected together by a revolving linkage permitting free rotation, about the verticle axis of said oblong bracing foot, of the upper part of said oblong bracing foot with respect to the lower part, said upper part being able to be applied to a lower end of said strut; a support on which said oblong bracing foot is mounted; and an arrangement operative to set said gear into vibration, wherein said support is movable in a horizontal displacement plane, and said arrangement comprises a rotational device in contact with said raised at least one wheel and arranged to drive said raised at least one wheel in rotation about an axis of said axle.