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US 2022/0407302 A1Published application
Aircraft Lighting Avoidance Systems and Methods
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorPhalgun Madhusudan
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Abstract
According to one implementation of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed. The method includes: detecting, on or proximate to one or more surfaces of an aircraft, a presence of an electric-field above a predetermined threshold; and in response to the detection, activating one or more beam sources to generate an ionized column of charge away from the aircraft.
Claims20
An aircraft lightning avoidance system comprising:
- at least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions such that the at least one processor is configured to:
- receive a signal indicative of a presence of an electric field on or proximate to one or more surfaces of an aircraft;
- and
- activate, in response to the receipt of the signal, one or more beam sources to generate an ionized column of charge away from the aircraft.
1 more element
An aircraft having an aircraft lightning avoidance system comprising:
- an aircraft body;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the aircraft body configured to execute computer readable instructions such that the at least one processor is configured to:
- receive a signal indicative of a presence of an electric field on or proximate to one or more surfaces of an aircraft;
- and
- activate, in response to the receipt of the signal, one or more beam sources to generate an ionized column of charge away from the aircraft.
3 more elements
A method comprising:
- detecting, on or proximate to one or more aircraft surfaces, a presence of an electric-field above a predetermined threshold;
- and
- in response to the detection, providing a current to the one or more aircraft surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.