System for wind tunnel operation

A wind tunnel structural health monitor (WTSHM) computer device, said WTSHM computer device comprising a processor in communication with a memory, said processor programmed to:

• receive a plurality of signals from a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure an attribute of a model in a wind tunnel, and wherein the plurality of signals represent measurements of the attributes of the model comprising at least one of strain, stress, lift, weight, drag, or thrust;
• store first threshold data indicative of a first threshold that corresponds to normalized alarm limits associated with at least one of the plurality of sensors;
• analyze the plurality of signals based, at least in part, on the first threshold data;
• determine that the first threshold has been exceeded;
• determine one or more changes to operating conditions in the wind tunnel without making changes to the model so that at least the first threshold is no longer exceeded;
• and
• direct, to the wind tunnel, one or more messages that instruct the wind tunnel to implement the one or more changes to the operating conditions in the wind tunnel without user interaction.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a plurality of signals from a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure an attribute of a model in a wind tunnel, and wherein the plurality of signals represent measurements of the attributes of the model comprising at least one of strain, stress, lift, weight, drag, or thrust;
• storing first threshold data indicative of a first threshold that has been determined based on normalized alarm limits associated with at least one of the plurality of sensors;
• based on analyzing the plurality of signals and first threshold data, determining that the first threshold has been exceeded;
• determining change data indicative of one or more changes to at least one operating condition in the wind tunnel without making changes to the model so that at least the first threshold is no longer exceeded;
• and
• directing the change data to the wind tunnel, wherein the change data facilitates implementing the one or more changes to the operating conditions in the wind tunnel independent of user interaction.