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US 2013/0158749 A1Published application
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for measuring fluid velocity
OwnerAaron Contorerinventor
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for a measuring the velocity of a fluid.
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An apparatus for measuring a fluid velocity, comprising:
- a vehicle;
- a location sensor configured to identify a location of the vehicle at two or more points in the fluid;
- and
- a controller configured to control a movement of the vehicle in the fluid,
- wherein the controller is configured to calculate a vector using the two or more points in the fluid.
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A method for measuring a fluid velocity, comprising:
- placing a vehicle in a fluid;
- identifying a first location of the vehicle in the fluid at a first time using a location sensor;
- causing the vehicle to travel in the fluid along a predetermined course having a predicted end location using a controller;
- identifying a second location of the vehicle in the fluid at a second time using the location sensor;
- and
- calculating the fluid velocity by comparing the second location with the predicted end location.
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An apparatus for measuring a fluid velocity, comprising:
- a vehicle traveling in a fluid measurement zone of a fluid medium;
- a location sensor configured to identify a first location at a first time and a second location at a second time for two or more headings;
- a controller configured to cause the vehicle to travel in the fluid measurement zone at two or more headings, wherein the sum of the two or more headings is equal to zero;
- a velocity vector defined by the first location of the vehicle at a first time, and the second location of the vehicle at a second time for each of the two or more headings;
- and
- a fluid velocity vector defined by the addition of the velocity vector for each of the two or more headings.
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A method for measuring a fluid velocity, comprising:
- placing a vehicle in a fluid, wherein the vehicle is hover-capable;
- identifying a first location of the vehicle in the fluid at a first time using a location sensor;
- identifying a second location of the vehicle in the fluid at a second time using the location sensor;
- and
- calculating the fluid velocity by comparing the first location with the second location.
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A method for calibrating a vehicle's controller, comprising:
- placing a vehicle in a fluid;
- identifying a first location of the vehicle in the fluid at a first time using a location sensor;
- causing the vehicle to travel in the fluid along a predetermined course having a predicted end location and a theoretical vector using the controller;
- identifying a second location of the vehicle in the fluid at a second time using a location sensor and calculating an observed vector;
- comparing the observed vector and the theoretical vector to identify any discrepancy between the observed vector and the theoretical vector;
- and
- calibrating the controller and the vehicle's control surfaces so that the observed vector is the same as the theoretical vector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.