Aircraft seeker windows and aircraft window systems including the same
AssigneeBattelle Memorial Institute
InventorsSteven M. Risser, Amy Marie Heintz, Rachel M. Thurston, John Bartholomew, Erica Howard, Richard G. Rateick, Jr., Ian Haggerty
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Abstract
An approach to seeker windows for aircraft comprises a window layer comprising an IR transparent material, the window layer comprising a first side and a second side substantially opposite the first side; and a heating layer on the first side or the second side of the window layer, the heating layer configured to apply a heating profile to the window layer to reduce thermal shock imparted to the window layer when the seeker window is exposed to hypersonic flight conditions.
Claims20
A seeker window for an aircraft, comprising:
- a window layer comprising an IR transparent material, the window layer comprising a first side and a second side substantially opposite the first side;
- and
- a heating layer on the first side or the second side of the window layer, the heating layer configured to apply a heating profile to the window layer to reduce thermal shock imparted to the window layer when the seeker window is exposed to hypersonic flight conditions.
An aircraft window system, comprising:
- a housing comprising an opening;
- a seeker window in the opening, the seeker window comprising window layer comprising a first side, a second side substantially opposite the first side, and a perimeter surface;
- and
- a seal between the perimeter surface and the housing;
- wherein:
- the window layer comprises an IR transparent material;
- and
- the seeker window further comprises a heating layer on the first side or the second side of the window layer, the heating layer configured to apply a heating profile to the window layer to reduce thermal shock imparted to the window layer when the seeker window is exposed to hypersonic flight conditions.
A seeker window for an aircraft, comprising:
- a window layer comprising an IR transparent material, the window layer comprising a first side and a second side substantially opposite the first side;
- and
- a heating layer on the first side or the second side of the window layer,
- wherein:
- the heating layer is adhered to the window layer using a partial diffusion bond.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.