Low profile sensor
AssigneeRosemount Aerospace Inc.
InventorsBrian Brent Naslund, Peter Mann-Lai Chong, Marcus Allen Childress, Benjamin John Langemo
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Abstract
A sensor is configured to attach to a main body and includes a sensor body, a transducer, a transmitter, and a power source. The sensor body is configured to provide a smooth transition with a surface of the main body. The transducer is positioned within the sensor body and is configured to provide a sensed output. The transmitter is positioned within the sensor body and is configured to transmit the sensed output. The power source is positioned within the sensor body and is configured to provide electrical power to the transducer and the transmitter.
Claims19
A sensor configured to attach to a main body, the sensor comprising:
- a sensor body configured to provide a smooth transition with a surface of the main body;
- a transducer positioned within the sensor body and configured to provide a sensed output;
- a transmitter positioned within the sensor body and configured to transmit the sensed output;
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- a power source positioned within the sensor body and configured to provide electrical power to the transducer and the transmitter.
A method of sensing, the method comprising:
- adhering, using an adhesive, a first sensor to a surface, wherein the first sensor includes a sensor body that provides a smooth transition with the surface;
- sensing, by a transducer, a sensed value, wherein the transducer is positioned within the sensor body;
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- transmitting, by an antenna, the first sensed value to a data acquisition unit, wherein the transmitter is positioned within the sensor body.
A vehicle system comprising:
- a data acquisition unit;
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- a plurality of sensors adhered to an external surface of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of sensors comprises:
- a sensor body that provides a smooth transition between the external surface of the vehicle and the sensor body, and wherein the sensor body does not extend beyond a boundary layer of the vehicle;
- a transducer within the sensor body and configured to obtain a sensed pressure local to the respective sensor;
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- a transmitter configured to transmit the sensed pressure to the data acquisition unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.