Low profile air data architecture
AssigneeRosemount Aerospace Inc.
InventorsBrian Brent Naslund, Ronald Fritz Liffrig, Jaime Sly, Benjamin John Langemo
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Abstract
A system for an aircraft includes a pneumatic sensor, an optical sensor, and a computer system. The pneumatic sensor is configured to sense a value external to the aircraft. The optical sensor is configured to emit an optical signal external to the aircraft and receive an optical response. The computer system is configured to receive the value and the optical response. The pneumatic sensor and the optical sensor do not extend beyond a boundary layer of the aircraft.
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A system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a first pneumatic sensor configured to sense a first value external to the aircraft;
- a first optical sensor configured to emit a first optical signal external to the aircraft and receive a first optical response;
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- a computer system configured to receive the first value and the first optical response;
- wherein the first pneumatic sensor and the first optical sensor do not extend beyond a boundary layer of the aircraft.
A method of sensing air data external to an aircraft, the method comprising:
- sensing, by a first pneumatic sensor, a first value external to the aircraft;
- emitting, by a first optical sensor, a first optical signal external to the aircraft, wherein the first pneumatic sensor and the first optical sensor do not extend beyond a boundary layer of the aircraft;
- obtaining, by the first optical sensor, a first optical response of the first optical signal;
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- receiving, by a computer system, the first value and the first optical response.
An aircraft system comprising:
- a plurality of pneumatic sensors configured to sense a plurality of respective values external to the aircraft;
- a plurality of optical sensors each configured to emit a plurality of respective optical signals external to the aircraft and receive a plurality of respective optical responses;
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- a computer system configured to receive the plurality of respective values and the plurality of respective optical responses;
- wherein none of the plurality of pneumatic sensors and none of the plurality of optical sensors extend beyond a boundary layer of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.