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- Patent Title: Icing detection systems
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Application No.: US15471700Application Date: 2017-03-28
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Publication No.: US10689122B2Publication Date: 2020-06-23
- Inventor: George N. Loussides , Sean S. Carlson , Garrett Pitcher
- Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Stratford
- Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Stratford
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: B64D15/22
- IPC: B64D15/22 ; B64D45/00 ; G01S7/497 ; G01S7/48 ; G01S17/89

Abstract:
A system for detecting icing includes an optical sensor configured to view at least a portion of an exterior surface or component of an aircraft and to output sensor data indicating at least one optical quality of the exterior surface or component, and an icing detection module. The icing detection module is configured to receive the sensor data from the optical sensor, compare the sensor data to predetermined quality data indicating at least one known optical quality of the exterior surface or component without icing, and determine the presence of icing on the exterior surface or component based on a difference between the sensor data and the predetermined quality data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170283078A1 ICING DETECTION SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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