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US 9,038,453 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus to determine aircraft flight conditions
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorStephen W. Paris
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to determine aircraft flight conditions are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a gaseous packet generator to generate a gaseous packet adjacent an aircraft. The example apparatus also includes a sensor array disposed on the aircraft to acquire information related to the gaseous packet. The example apparatus further includes a processor to determine at least one of a first characteristic of air flowing along the aircraft or a second characteristic of the aircraft based on the information.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a gaseous packet generator to generate a gaseous packet adjacent an aircraft;
- a sensor array disposed on the aircraft to acquire information related to the gaseous packet;
- and
- a processor to determine at least one of a first characteristic of air flowing along the aircraft or a second characteristic of the aircraft based on the information, wherein the first characteristic of air includes a temperature of the air.
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A method, comprising:
- generating a gaseous packet adjacent an aircraft, the gaseous packet to move relative to the aircraft;
- determining a first characteristic of the gaseous packet, wherein determining the first characteristic of the gaseous packet comprises determining a size of a gaseous packet;
- and
- determining at least one of a second characteristic of air flowing along the aircraft or a third characteristic of the aircraft based on the first characteristic of the gaseous packet, wherein determining the second characteristic of air comprises determining a temperature of the air based on the size of the gaseous packet.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for generating a gaseous packet adjacent an aircraft;
- means for detecting the gaseous packet as the gaseous packet moves relative to the aircraft;
- and
- means for determining at least one of a first characteristic of air flowing along the aircraft or a second characteristic of the aircraft based on detection of the gaseous packet, wherein the means for determining the first characteristic includes determining a temperature of the air.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.