Omnidirectional flow sensor
AssigneeThe Trustees of Princeton University
InventorsNathaniel Simon, Alexander Piqué, David Snyder, Kyle Ikuma, Anirudha Majumdar, Marcus Hultmark
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AssigneeThe Trustees of Princeton University
InventorsNathaniel Simon, Alexander Piqué, David Snyder, Kyle Ikuma, Anirudha Majumdar, Marcus Hultmark
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Disclosed is a fast-response sensor system to measure a fluid vector in a plurality of dimensions. This system, known as ‘MAST’ (for MEMS Anemometry Sensing Tower), utilizes microelectromechanical (MEMS) hot-wire devices to produce a solid-state, lightweight, and robust flow sensor system suitable for, e.g., real-time wind estimation onboard a UAV. The MAST uses three through eighteen polygonally-arranged microscale flow sensors to determine the fluid's vector's direction and magnitude.
An omnidirectional flow sensor, comprising:
A system, comprising:
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