Abstract: A visual navigation inspection and obstacle avoidance method for a line inspection robot is provided. The line inspection robot is provided with a motion control system, a visual navigation system and an inspection visual system; and the method comprises the following steps: (1) according to an inspection image, the inspection visual system determining and identifying the type of a tower for inspection; (2) the visual navigation system shooting a visual navigation image in real time to obtain the type of a target object; (3) coarse positioning; (4) accurate positioning; and (5) according to the type of the tower and the type of the target object, the visual navigation system sending a corresponding obstacle crossing strategy to the motion control system, such that the inspection robot completes obstacle crossing. The inspection and obstacle avoidance method is real-time and efficient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for monitoring lubricant of an engine. The system for monitoring lubricant of an engine comprises: a lubricant sensor, which measures lubricant quantity of the engine; a data acquisition unit, which collects the lubricant quantity of the engine from the lubricant sensor at a fixed time interval; and a message generation unit, which generates lubricant quantity monitoring messages according to the lubricant quantity of the engine collected by the data acquisition unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for monitoring performance of an auxiliary power unit (APU) turbine efficiency of an aircraft. The method comprises: obtaining APU messages at multiple time points within a period; obtaining APU startup parameters including at least a rotation speed at a peak of EGT according to the APU messages; calculating a percentage NPA of the rotation speed when the exhausting gas temperature EGT reaches its peak at the APU startup stage relative to the rotation speed in the APU normal operation; calculating the average of the NPA within the period; and determining which of the stable, decline and failure phases the APU turbine efficiency is in according to the average of the NPA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting performance of the lubricant cooler in aircraft auxiliary power unit APU, comprising: acquiring APU-related messages within a time period; obtaining the operation parameters of the APU lubricant cooler, the operation parameters comprise: lubricant temperature OT and load compressor inlet temperature LCIT; the revised lubricant temperature OT is obtained by the following formula: the revised lubricant temperature=lubricant temperature OTA?the load compressor inlet temperature LCIT; determining the performance of the APU lubricant cooler is in stable phase, decline phase or malfunction phase according to the change trend of the revised lubricant temperature OT with respect to time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting performance of an APU fuel assembly, comprising: obtaining APU messages at multiple time points within a time period; obtaining running parameters of the APU fuel assembly according to the APU messages, the running parameters at least comprising starting time STA; calculating average value AVG and deviation index ? of the starting time STA within said time period; determining whether performance of the APU fuel assembly is in the stable phase, decline phase, or failure phase according to the deviation index ?.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for monitoring APU turbine vane fracture and rotor shaft jam. The method for monitoring APU turbine vane fracture and rotor shaft jam comprises: acquiring APU messages at multiple time points within a period; obtaining the operation parameters of the APU according to the APU messages, the operation parameters including at least the start time STA; calculating the average value AVG and the deviation index ? of the start time STA within the period; and determining the circumstance of the turbine vane fracture and rotation shaft jam of APU is in stable phase, decline phase or malfunction phase according to the deviation index ?.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting performance of an APU starter, comprising: obtaining APU-related messages at multiple time points within one time period; obtaining running parameters of the APU starter according to the messages, the running parameters comprise starting time STA; calculating average value AVG and deviation index ? of the starting time within said time period; determining whether performance of the APU starter is in a stable phase, decline phase or failure phase according to the deviation index ?.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for detecting an aircraft jitter. The aircraft jitter detection system comprises: a jitter detection apparatus, which detects accelerations of pitch and yaw of the aircraft; a data acquisition apparatus, which obtains accelerations in two directions detected by the jitter detection apparatus; and a jitter determination apparatus, which extracts frequency spectrum and energy information of the jitter according to the accelerations in two directions obtained by the data acquisition apparatus, and determines whether the aircraft jitters.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting addition of engine lubricant, comprising: determining whether the difference value between the lubricant quantity at a first timing and that at a second timing is greater than a first threshold value; delaying a period and determining whether the difference value between the lubricant quantity at a third timing and that at a fourth timing is greater than a second threshold value in response to that the difference value between the lubricant quantity at the first timing and that at the second timing is greater than the first threshold value; and detecting the lubricant increment in response to that the difference value between the lubricant quantity at the third timing and that at the fourth timing is greater than the second threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for monitoring the wing anti-icing valve, comprising: time record device configured to record the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve; data acquisition device configured to obtain the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve recorded by the time record device; and message generation device configured to generate the anti-icing valve performance message according to the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve obtained by the data acquisition device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting performance of an APU fuel assembly, comprising: obtaining APU messages at multiple time points within a time period; obtaining running parameters of the APU fuel assembly according to the APU messages, the running parameters at least comprising starting time STA; calculating average value AVG and deviation index ? of the starting time STA within said time period; determining whether performance of the APU fuel assembly is in the stable phase, decline phase, or failure phase according to the deviation index ?.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting performance of the lubricant cooler in aircraft auxiliary power unit APU, comprising: acquiring APU-related messages within a time period; obtaining the operation parameters of the APU lubricant cooler, the operation parameters comprise: lubricant temperature OT and load compressor inlet temperature LCIT; the revised lubricant temperature OT is obtained by the following formula: the revised lubricant temperature=lubricant temperature OTA?the load compressor inlet temperature LCIT; determining the performance of the APU lubricant cooler is in stable phase, decline phase or malfunction phase according to the change trend of the revised lubricant temperature OT with respect to time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting performance of an APU starter, comprising: obtaining APU-related messages at multiple time points within one time period; obtaining running parameters of the APU starter according to the messages, the running parameters comprise starting time STA; calculating average value AVG and deviation index ? of the starting time within said time period; determining whether performance of the APU starter is in a stable phase, decline phase or failure phase according to the deviation index ?.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for monitoring performance of an auxiliary power unit (APU) turbine efficiency of an aircraft. The method comprises: obtaining APU messages at multiple time points within a period; obtaining APU startup parameters including at least a rotation speed at a peak of EGT according to the APU messages; calculating a percentage NPA of the rotation speed when the exhausting gas temperature EGT reaches its peak at the APU startup stage relative to the rotation speed in the APU normal operation; calculating the average of the NPA within the period; and determining which of the stable, decline and failure phases the APU turbine efficiency is in according to the average of the NPA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for monitoring the wing anti-icing valve, comprising: time record device configured to record the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve; data acquisition device configured to obtain the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve recorded by the time record device; and message generation device configured to generate the anti-icing valve performance message according to the time for opening or closing the anti-icing valve obtained by the data acquisition device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for detecting an aircraft jitter. The aircraft jitter detection system comprises: a jitter detection apparatus, which detects accelerations of pitch and yaw of the aircraft; a data acquisition apparatus, which obtains accelerations in two directions detected by the jitter detection apparatus; and a jitter determination apparatus, which extracts frequency spectrum and energy information of the jitter according to the accelerations in two directions obtained by the data acquisition apparatus, and determines whether the aircraft jitters.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method for detecting landing quality of an aircraft. Method steps include using an aircraft data system to determine whether a vertical speed rate is greater than a first preset value when the aircraft lands; determine whether a vertical acceleration is greater than a second preset value if the vertical speed rate is not greater than the first preset value when the aircraft lands; collect landing data; generate a landing message based on the collected landing data; store or transmit the landing message; and determine the landing quality based on the landing data in the landing message.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting the performance of the aircraft comprising: collecting data reflecting operation status of the aircraft; generating the customized message based on the collected data, wherein, the customized message is configured to include one or more main parameters related to the operation status of the aircraft; storing or transmitting the customized message; and detecting the performance of the aircraft based on the customized message.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting addition of engine lubricant, comprising: determining whether the difference value between the lubricant quantity at a first timing and that at a second timing is greater than a first threshold value; delaying a period and determining whether the difference value between the lubricant quantity at a third timing and that at a fourth timing is greater than a second threshold value in response to that the difference value between the lubricant quantity at the first timing and that at the second timing is greater than the first threshold value; and detecting the lubricant increment in response to that the difference value between the lubricant quantity at the third timing and that at the fourth timing is greater than the second threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for monitoring APU turbine vane fracture and rotor shaft jam. The method for monitoring APU turbine vane fracture and rotor shaft jam comprises: acquiring APU messages at multiple time points within a period; obtaining the operation parameters of the APU according to the APU messages, the operation parameters including at least the start time STA; calculating the average value AVG and the deviation index ? of the start time STA within the period; and determining the circumstance of the turbine vane fracture and rotation shaft jam of APU is in stable phase, decline phase or malfunction phase according to the deviation index ?.