Patent ID: 8902084
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: B64C,G08B,H01H

Abstract:
1. An over-steer detection system for detecting an over-steer event of an aircraft landing gear, the system comprising: a switch having an actuator movable between an armed and disarmed position, the actuator biased towards the disarmed position; a housing coupled to the switch; a cam rotatable within the housing, the cam having an actuator-engaging portion and a trigger-engaging portion, the cam having an active position and a triggered position, in the active position the actuator-engaging portion of the cam maintains the actuator in the armed position; a trigger that engages the trigger-engaging portion of the cam to move the cam towards the triggered position in the over-steer event, in the triggered position the actuator moves to the disarmed position; and an indicator coupled to the switch to signify occurrence of the over-steer event.