公开(公告)号：EP4371887A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-22

申请号：EP23211108.8

申请日：2023-11-21

Applicant: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.

Inventor： LINCOLN, David L. ,  WANG, Longke ,  SNYDER, Jordan A. ,  CASTILLO-GARZA, Rodrigo ,  EMERSON, Sean C. ,  JACKSON, Darren G. ,  RAY, Mark D. ,  ANDERSON, Kaare Josef

IPC: B64D45/00 ,  G01W1/08

CPC classification number: G01W1/08 ,  B64D45/00 ,  B64G1/1042

Abstract: A system includes a first sensor (102) positioned to sense presence of a contrail in a first volume (104), wherein the first volume at least partially overlaps an expected volume of a contrail (106) proximate an aircraft. A second sensor (108) is positioned to sense a background reference in a second volume (110), where the second volume (110) does not overlap the expected volume of a contrail (106) proximate an aircraft. A controller (118) is operatively connected to the first and second sensors (102, 108). The controller (118) includes machine readable instructions configured to cause the controller (118) to utilize data input from both the first and second volumes (104, 110) to determine if a contrail is present from the aircraft. A system includes machine readable instructions configured to cause the controller (118) to predict persistence of contrails on an intended route through the volume of airspace and to determine an improved route and/or propulsion operation to reduce contrail formation and persistence relative to the intended route.

公开(公告)号：EP3772642A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-10

申请号：EP19213484.9

申请日：2019-12-04

Applicant: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.

Inventor： LINCOLN, David L. ,  ALEXANDER, Jennifer M. ,  GORSKI, Michael T.

IPC: G01N15/02

Abstract: A method of characterizing an aerosol, the method comprising illuminating aerosol particles (118) located within a measurement volume with a first electromagnetic radiation pulse (114) emitted from a first source (102) and receiving one or more electromagnetic radiation returns that have been scattered by the aerosol particles illuminated by the first electromagnetic radiation pulse at one or more sensors (106, 108), illuminating the aerosol particles within the measurement volume with a second electromagnetic radiation pulse (116) emitted from a second source (104) and receiving a one or more electromagnetic radiation returns scattered by the aerosol particles illuminated by the second electromagnetic radiation pulse at the one or more sensors, determine at least one of intensity based on the one or more electromagnetic radiation returns, and determine an aerosol parameter based on an algorithm and the at least one intensity.

公开(公告)号：EP4513172A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-26

申请号：EP24195218.3

申请日：2024-08-19

Applicant: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.

Inventor： LINCOLN, David L. ,  RAY, Mark D. ,  JACKSON, Darren G. ,  ANDERSON, Kaare Josef ,  CASTILLO-GARZA, Jose-Rodrigo ,  GORSKI, Michael T.

IPC: G01N21/39 ,  G01N21/3554 ,  G01N21/31 ,  G01N21/17 ,  G01S17/95 ,  B64D15/20

Abstract: A system includes an optical ice detection (OID) sub-system (102) optically coupled to light collection optics (108). A water vapor differential absorption LIDAR (WV-DIAL) sub-system (104) is optically coupled to the OlD laser source or light collection optics. The OID sub-system and the WV-DIAL sub-system share at least a portion of an optical path of the light source or through the light collection optics. The OID sub-system, the WV-DIAL sub-system, and the illumination and light collection optics can all be aboard an aircraft. A method includes using a set of illumination and light collection optics abord an aircraft to obtain data indicative of optical ice detection (OID) and water vapor differential absorption LIDAR (WV-DIAL), e.g. to detect contrail forming conditions for the aircraft and/or predict persistence of contrails from the aircraft.