Magnetostrictive multi-frequency guided wave ice sensing probe
First Claim
1. A system for detecting ice accretion, comprising:
- a probe having body that defines an internal chamber;
at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor for generating and receiving shear horizontal-type guided waves disposed within the internal chamber of the body of the probe, said magnetostrictive guided wave sensor comprising;
a ferromagnetic strip extending parallel to a length of the body of the probe;
at least one sensor coil disposed adjacent to said ferromagnetic strip within the internal chamber of the body; and
at least one biasing magnet disposed adjacent to the ferromagnetic strip and configured to induce a biasing magnetic field in said ferromagnetic strip; and
a controller including a processor in signal communication with the at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor, the processor configured to;
cause the at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor to generate guided waves in the body of the probe;
extract at least one signal feature from a guided wave signal received by the at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor; and
determine at least one characteristic of ice accreted on an outer surface of said body of the probe.
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Abstract
A system for detecting ice accretion includes a probe body, at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor for generating and receiving shear horizontal-type guided waves supported by said probe body, and a controller. The magnetostrictive guided wave sensor includes a ferromagnetic strip, at least one sensor coil disposed adjacent to said ferromagnetic strip, and at least one biasing magnet configured to induce a biasing magnetic field in said ferromagnetic strip. The controller includes a processor in signal communication with the at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor. The processor configured to cause the at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor to generate guided waves in the body, extract at least one signal feature from a guided wave signal received by the at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor, and determine at least one characteristic of ice accreted on an outer surface of said probe body.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for detecting ice accretion, comprising:
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a probe having body that defines an internal chamber; at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor for generating and receiving shear horizontal-type guided waves disposed within the internal chamber of the body of the probe, said magnetostrictive guided wave sensor comprising; a ferromagnetic strip extending parallel to a length of the body of the probe; at least one sensor coil disposed adjacent to said ferromagnetic strip within the internal chamber of the body; and at least one biasing magnet disposed adjacent to the ferromagnetic strip and configured to induce a biasing magnetic field in said ferromagnetic strip; and a controller including a processor in signal communication with the at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor, the processor configured to; cause the at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor to generate guided waves in the body of the probe; extract at least one signal feature from a guided wave signal received by the at least one magnetostrictive guided wave sensor; and determine at least one characteristic of ice accreted on an outer surface of said body of the probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for the detection of ice accretion, comprising:
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generating a time-varying current in at least one magnetostrictive coil to induce a time-varying magnetization in a ferromagnetic strip in the presence of a biasing magnetic field to generate shear horizontal-type guided waves in a body of a probe housing the at least one magnetostrictive coil, the ferromagnetic strip, and a biasing magnet in an internal chamber of the body of the probe, the ferromagnetic strip extending parallel to a longitudinal direction of the body of the probe; detecting a guided wave signal by the at least one magnetostrictive coil; extracting at least one signal feature, including at least one of optimum transmission frequency, wave packet arrival time, and wave attenuation, from the guided wave signal; and correlating said at least one signal feature with at least one characteristic of ice accreted on an outer surface of said body of the probe. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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