System and method for indicating pressure in aerial refueling assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDavid Black, Christopher Yeeles
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Abstract
An aerial refueling assembly includes, for example, a pressure transducer, a processor, and one or more light sources. The processor is coupled to the pressure transducer. The one or more light sources are coupled to the processor. The pressure transducer is configured to sense a fuel pressure inside the aerial refueling assembly and to provide a signal that is indicative of the sensed fuel pressure inside the aerial refueling assembly. The processor is configured to receive the signal and to cause the one or more light sources to flash in a manner that relates to the sensed fuel pressure.
Claims20
An aerial refueling assembly, comprising:
- a pressure transducer;
- a processor coupled to the pressure transducer;
- and
- one or more light sources coupled to the processor,
- wherein the pressure transducer is configured to sense a fuel pressure inside the aerial refueling assembly and to provide a signal that is indicative of the sensed fuel pressure inside the aerial refueling assembly, and
- wherein the processor is configured to receive the signal and to cause the one or more light sources to flash in a manner that relates to the sensed fuel pressure.
A method for determining a fuel pressure inside an aerial refueling assembly, comprising:
- sensing, via a sensor, a fuel pressure inside an aerial refueling assembly;
- controlling, by a processor, one or more light sources to flash in a manner that relates to the sensed fuel pressure;
- receiving, via a camera, the flashing from the one or more light sources;
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- displaying, on a display, a view of a portion of the aerial refueling assembly including the flashing from the one or more light sources.
A system for determining a fuel pressure inside an aerial refueling assembly, comprising:
- a sensor system that includes a pressure transducer, a processor, and one or more light sources, wherein the processor is coupled to the pressure transducer, wherein the one or more light sources are coupled to the processor, wherein the pressure transducer is configured to sense a fuel pressure inside the aerial refueling assembly and to provide a signal that is indicative of the sensed fuel pressure inside the aerial refueling assembly, and wherein the processor is configured to receive the signal and to cause the one or more light sources to flash in a manner that relates to the sensed fuel pressure;
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- a vision system that includes a camera and a display, wherein the flashing from the one or more light sources is captured by the camera and displayed as a video on the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.