VISION BASED AIRCRAFT CABIN AMBIENT LIGHT CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20230122842A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17934330

    申请日:2022-09-22

    摘要: A vision-based aircraft cabin light monitoring/control system is used to maintain the light intensity level within the aircraft cabin at a desired level. The system uses video cameras to continuously monitor the ambient light entering the passenger cabin windows, analyzes the video stream/feed to identify the light intensity level within the cabin, identifies the window whose state should be controlled, and generates commands to control the window through central cabin controllers. The system further compensates for light sources internal to the cabin and monitors the phase of flight to ensure compliance to specific light conditions within the aircraft cabin.

    DYNAMIC MULTI-STAGE AIR DATA PROBE PROGNOSTICS HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230251283A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-10

    申请号:US18101822

    申请日:2023-01-26

    摘要: A method for monitoring a vehicle-borne probe includes receiving, by a first edge device in communication with the probe, sensed data related to a characteristic of a heating element of the probe, analyzing, by a first application of the first edge device, the sensed data to generate a first data output, receiving, by a coordinator in communication with the first edge device, the first data output, and incorporating the first data output into a data package, receiving, by a cloud infrastructure in communication with the coordinator, the data package via a data gateway, and analyzing, by one of the cloud infrastructure and a ground station, the data package to estimate a remaining useful life and a failure of the probe.

    DYNAMIC AIR DATA PROBE PROGNOSTICS HEALTH MONITORING COORDINATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230249843A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-10

    申请号:US18101855

    申请日:2023-01-26

    IPC分类号: B64D45/00

    CPC分类号: B64D45/00 B64D2045/0085

    摘要: A coordinator for use in a system for monitoring a vehicle-borne probe includes a first communication interface configured to exchange data with at least one edge device of a plurality of edge devices, a second communication interface configured to exchanged data with a cloud infrastructure and at least one vehicle system, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to analyze synthesized data comprising first data outputs from at least one edge device of the plurality of edge devices, second data outputs from at least one edge device of the plurality of edge devices, and data from the at least one vehicle system. The processing unit is further configured to implement a data processing application to analyze the synthesized data to generate a third data output, and incorporate the synthesized data and the third data output into a data package.

    PROGRAMMABLE PATTERN-BASED SWEEP MECHANISM FOR AIRCRAFT WINDSCREEN WIPER SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210179252A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US17010419

    申请日:2020-09-02

    IPC分类号: B64C1/14 B64D43/00

    摘要: A windscreen wiper system (WWS) architecture is provided. The WWS architecture includes a wiper assembly and an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to control operations of the wiper assembly. The ECU is configured to recognize that a command to engage a predefined wiper mode is received. The predefined wiper mode is characterized in that a windscreen is divided into sectors and the wiper assembly is controllably operated to sweep across one or more of the sectors in a predefined pattern with a predefined sweep speed. The ECU is further configured to control the wiper assembly to operate in the predefined wiper mode according to the command being received.

    Inline sensor assembly to monitor air data probe heater

    公开(公告)号:US11511889B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US16949110

    申请日:2020-10-14

    摘要: A sensor assembly for monitoring a heater system for an aircraft probe sensor includes a current sensor module with a current sensor core and a high electromagnetically permeable enclosure around the current sensor core. An input wire pathway extends through the current sensor core and is configured to receive a heater input wire. A return wire pathway extends through the current sensor core and is configured to receive a heater return wire. A high electromagnetically permeable tube extends through the current sensor core and is configured to extend around one of the input wire and the heater return wire.

    Programmable pattern-based sweep mechanism for aircraft windscreen wiper system

    公开(公告)号:US11834147B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US17010419

    申请日:2020-09-02

    IPC分类号: B64C1/14 B64D43/00

    CPC分类号: B64C1/14 B64D43/00

    摘要: A windscreen wiper system (WWS) architecture is provided. The WWS architecture includes a wiper assembly and an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to control operations of the wiper assembly. The ECU is configured to recognize that a command to engage a predefined wiper mode is received. The predefined wiper mode is characterized in that a windscreen is divided into sectors and the wiper assembly is controllably operated to sweep across one or more of the sectors in a predefined pattern with a predefined sweep speed. The ECU is further configured to control the wiper assembly to operate in the predefined wiper mode according to the command being received.

    System for the inspection of air data probes

    公开(公告)号:US11593927B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US16946412

    申请日:2020-06-19

    摘要: A method of inspecting an air data probe for damage or misalignment on a mounting surface includes retrieving reference data for the air data probe from a database, capturing images of the air data probe via a camera and generating dimensions from the captured images of the air data probe via a feature extractor. An alignment calculator analyzes the generated dimensions from the captured images of the air data probe and the reference data for the air data probe from the database to identify misalignment of the air data probe, and analyzes the generated dimensions from the captured images of the air data probe and the reference data for the air data probe from the database to identify damage of the air data probe. A maintenance recommendation for the air data probe is generated and outputted, based on the identified misalignment or damage of the air data probe.

    SYSTEM FOR THE INSPECTION OF AIR DATA PROBES

    公开(公告)号:US20210398263A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US16946412

    申请日:2020-06-19

    摘要: A method of inspecting an air data probe for damage or misalignment on a mounting surface includes retrieving reference data for the air data probe from a database, capturing images of the air data probe via a camera and generating dimensions from the captured images of the air data probe via a feature extractor. An alignment calculator analyzes the generated dimensions from the captured images of the air data probe and the reference data for the air data probe from the database to identify misalignment of the air data probe, and analyzes the generated dimensions from the captured images of the air data probe and the reference data for the air data probe from the database to identify damage of the air data probe. A maintenance recommendation for the air data probe is generated and outputted, based on the identified misalignment or damage of the air data probe.