Aircraft tire set up ready for testing
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Radiators intended to apply thermal loads to the test specimen
Configuration of the heating elements with respect to the wheel
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Inspection of the sensor equipment attached to the wheel
Positioning of the radiators to the tire mounting
Thermal load application to the inner wheel
Test stand for the examination of the pressure and temperature behaviour of aircraft wheels under thermal operational loads
In order to develop novel prognostic algorithms for predictive maintenance strategies, the TPIS test stand is utilized to examine the pressure and temperature behaviour of aircraft tires under the application of operational thermal loads. Furthermore various defect patterns can be implemented and experimentally analysed.