Glossary of Typical Applications for Commercial Planes

At Sentech, our custom-designed, and cost-effective LVDTs and RVDTs are unparalleled in the Aerospace industry. Our engineers consider the demanding applications of our customers’ needs.  Sentech offers superior repeatability of its LVDTs and RVDTs which ensures the consistent and accurate measurements over a long period of its operational life.

When it comes to electronic sensors in aircraft systems, LVDTs and RVDTs are used in applications involving fix and rotary wing, pilot controls, on-engine feedback, and control surface position. Sentech offers high-temperature and pressurized units to fit in these demanding applications. With that in mind, here is a list of some of the most important terms to know when dealing with Aerospace position sensors.

Typical Applications for Commercial Planes

In particular, there are a variety of terms you need to know to understand Aerospace LVDT and how it works. Here is a glossary of typical applications used for position sensors in aircraft:

• TRAS – Thrust Reverse Actuators: The TRAS is a term used to describe the integration of various components, which are required to switch between forward and reverse.
• APU Controls: The Auxiliary Power Unit controls are controls that make it possible for airplanes to operate autonomously without needing to rely on ground support equipment.
• Cockpit Controls: Cockpit controls is a name used to describe the variety of controls that are located in the cockpit. These controls are the most vital in terms of flying and controlling the plane.
• Valves: Valves are essentially openings that help gas and other fluids flow and distribute throughout the engine. In other words, these valves make it possible to keep the engine optimally functional while also remaining as safe as possible.
• Engine Bleed Air Systems: Engine bleed air systems are systems that are used to help the flow of medium to high air pressure.
• Fuel Controls: Fuel controls are the controls that are used to help control the fuel. They help airplanes to have the right amount of fuel at all times.
• Fly-by-Wire Systems: These systems are computer-regulated systems that are used as a replacement for mechanical flight controls.
• Brake-by-Wire Systems: The brake-by-wire systems are used to help control the brakes electronically. This makes the brake system more efficient and accessible.
• Landing Gear Feedback: Landing gear feedback is a method of gathering feedback and metrics which allows you to better understand how your landing gear functions. It can be used to detect problems, fix them, and make ways to improve the functionality of the landing gear to avoid similar issues in the future.
• Nose Wheel Steering Systems: The nose wheel steering system is a steering system that makes it possible for the plane to be steered and directed while on the ground. They can be used on planes of all sizes.
  

Key Takeaways:

• Sentech offers custom-designed and cost-effective LVDTs and RVDTs that are unparalleled in the Aerospace industry.
• LVDT and RVDT sensors used in airplanes must be high-temperature and pressurized units to fit in these demanding applications.
• Some terms to be aware of are fuel controls, APU controls, valves, landing gear feedback, nose wheel steering systems, brake-by-wire systems, and more.

Overall, if you are interested in learning more about how aerospace positions sensors and how they work, there are plenty of terms you should learn. This is because learning these terms will help you to better understand how they are used and how they interact with other parts of the plane. Rather than simply focusing on the sensors themselves, learning these terms will make you much more knowledgeable about the aerospace realm and the role LVDT sensors play in it.

Either way, if you are in search of high-quality Linear Variable Displacement Transducers (“LVDT”), Rotary Variable Differential Transducers (“RVDT”), FASTAR sensors, HYDRASTAR sensors, signal conditioners, and solenoids, your friends here at Sentech are here to help.