Abstract:
A liquid level indicator (14) used for determining liquid levels in a sealed container (10) includes a heat source (24) bonded to the container (10), a first temperature sensor (26) mounted on the container (10) adjacent the heat source (24), and a second temperature sensor (28) mounted on the container (10) spaced from the heat source (24). The temperatures at the first and second temperature sensors are sensed while the heat source (24) is operating, and the differential in the temperatures is measured and used to control power to the heat source (10). Changes in the differential in temperature between the first (26) and second (28) temperature sensors indicates when the heat conductivity between the first (26) and second (28) temperature sensors changes, due to presence or absence of a liquid in the container (10) at the level of the temperature sensors (26, 28).
Abstract:
The method according to the invention includes receiving, over an aircraft data communications bus, a plurality of non-pneumatic inputs corresponding to aircraft operational parameters. The method further includes processing the plurality of non-pneumatic inputs through an artificial intelligence network to generate an air data output value, and outputting the air data output value to a consuming system for use when a pneumatic-based air data output value is determined to be unreliable.
Abstract:
The method according to the invention includes receiving, over an aircraft data communications bus, a plurality of non-pneumatic inputs corresponding to aircraft operational parameters. The method further includes processing the plurality of non-pneumatic inputs through an artificial intelligence network to generate an air data output value, and outputting the air data output value to a consuming system for use when a pneumatic-based air data output value is determined to be unreliable.