Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automated water drop measurement and ice detection system
- Patent Title (中): 自动水滴测量和冰检测系统
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Application No.: US13732707Application Date: 2013-01-02
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Publication No.: US09227733B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Charles Steven Meis , Erik Marc Langhofer
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: B64D15/20
- IPC: B64D15/20 ; G01N15/02 ; G01N1/22 ; B64D15/22 ; G08B19/02 ; G01N1/28
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for detecting an icing condition. The apparatus comprises a sensor system and an icing condition detector. The sensor system is configured to collect drops of water from air on an exterior of an aircraft and generate a number of images of the drops of water collected. The icing condition detector is configured to detect a presence of a number of types of icing conditions for the aircraft using the number of images from the sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140184789A1 Automated Water Drop Measurement and Ice Detection System Public/Granted day:2014-07-03
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