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US 2026/0153403 A1Published application
System and method for forming an artificial ice layer configured to couple to a surface of an aircraft for a wind tunnel test
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsRaymond Sungtah Chi, Jeremiah Levi Clarke Avery, Albert Bajocich, Christopher Andrew Konings, Dean Brian Walters
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Abstract
Examples of the present disclosure provide a systema and a method for testing an aircraft within a wind tunnel. The method includes integrally forming roughness components with a substrate to provide an artificial ice layer.
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A method for testing an aircraft within a wind tunnel, the method comprising:
- integrally forming roughness components with a substrate to provide an artificial ice layer.
A method for testing an aircraft within a wind tunnel, the method comprising:
- providing a digital model of an artificial ice component;
- and
- integrally forming roughness components with a substrate to provide an artificial ice layer according to the digital model, wherein said integrally forming comprises using a three-dimensional (3D) printer to additively manufacturing the substrate and the roughness components.
A method for testing an aircraft within a wind tunnel, the method comprising:
- providing a digital model of an artificial ice component;
- integrally forming roughness components with a substrate to provide an artificial ice layer according to the digital model, wherein said integrally forming comprises using a three-dimensional (3D) printer to additively manufacture the substrate and the roughness components, wherein the roughness components comprise spaced-apart cones outwardly extending from the substrate, and wherein the roughness components are not separately secured to the substrate after the substrate is formed;
- scanning, by a 3D scanner, the artificial ice layer;
- receiving, by a control unit, scanned data of the artificial ice layer from the 3D scanner;
- performing a quality check of the artificial ice layer by comparing the scanned data with the digital model;
- showing, by the control unit, a result of the quality check on an display of a user interface;
- in response to the artificial ice layer passing the quality check, securing the artificial ice layer to one or more surfaces of the aircraft;
- and
- performing a test of the aircraft within the wind tunnel.
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