Airplane cabin air quality monitoring system
First Claim
1. An instrument comprising:
- a gas monitor and a docking station;
wherein the docking station stores the gas monitor;
wherein the instrument is a handheld measurement device;
wherein the instrument is configured for use within an aircraft;
wherein the aircraft is further defined with an ACARS and a bulkhead;
wherein the instrument is an integrated test device that measures the atmosphere within the aircraft for a plurality of potentially hazardous gases;
wherein the instrument provides the results of the measurements to a flight crew;
wherein the plurality of potentially hazardous gases comprises one or more chemical substances that are selected from the group consisting of chemical substances that are in a gas phase at normal temperature and pressure conditions;
wherein the gas monitor tests the atmosphere within an aircraft for the plurality of potentially hazardous gases;
wherein the gas monitor further comprises a housing, a plurality of gas sensors, a plurality of compensation sensors, a spectrometer, and a control system;
wherein the plurality of gas sensors, the plurality of compensation sensors, the spectrometer, and the control system are electrically interconnected;
wherein the plurality of gas sensors, the plurality of compensation sensors, the spectrometer, and the control system are contained within the housing;
wherein the control system manages and regulates the operation of the gas monitor;
wherein the control system further collects the measurements taken by the plurality of gas sensors, the plurality of compensation sensors, and the spectrometer;
wherein each of the plurality of gas sensors detects a gas selected from the plurality of potentially hazardous gases;
wherein each of the plurality of compensation sensors measures an environmental condition;
wherein the spectrometer takes spectrometric readings of the atmosphere;
wherein the control system generates an alert if an anomaly is detected in the atmosphere;
wherein the control system stores the spectrometric readings;
wherein the housing is a rectilinear structure;
wherein the housing is a rigid casing within which the balance of the gas monitor is contained;
wherein the housing comprises a shell, a control chamber, a flow chamber, a port, a grip, and a copper foil;
wherein the control chamber, the flow chamber, the port, the grip and the copper foil are contained within the shell;
wherein the control chamber is a segregated chamber formed within the shell;
wherein the control chamber contains the control system;
wherein the port is an electrical connection;
wherein the port transfers electrical power and communication signals between the control system and the ACARS;
wherein the grip is formed in the shell.
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Abstract
The airplane cabin air quality monitoring system comprises a gas monitor. The gas monitor measures the atmosphere within an aircraft for a plurality of potentially hazardous gases. The gas monitor further comprises a plurality of gas sensors, a plurality of compensation sensors, a spectrometer, and a control system. The plurality of gas sensors, the plurality of compensation sensors, the spectrometer, and the control system are electrically interconnected. The control system manages and regulates the operation of the gas monitor. The control system generates an alert if a potentially hazardous gas is detected. The airplane cabin air quality monitoring system further comprises a docking station stores the gas monitor when the gas monitor is not in use. The docking station: 1) recharges the battery of the gas monitor; and, 2) establishes a hardwired first communication link between the gas monitor and the ACARS of the aircraft.
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16 Claims
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1. An instrument comprising:
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a gas monitor and a docking station; wherein the docking station stores the gas monitor; wherein the instrument is a handheld measurement device; wherein the instrument is configured for use within an aircraft; wherein the aircraft is further defined with an ACARS and a bulkhead; wherein the instrument is an integrated test device that measures the atmosphere within the aircraft for a plurality of potentially hazardous gases; wherein the instrument provides the results of the measurements to a flight crew; wherein the plurality of potentially hazardous gases comprises one or more chemical substances that are selected from the group consisting of chemical substances that are in a gas phase at normal temperature and pressure conditions; wherein the gas monitor tests the atmosphere within an aircraft for the plurality of potentially hazardous gases; wherein the gas monitor further comprises a housing, a plurality of gas sensors, a plurality of compensation sensors, a spectrometer, and a control system; wherein the plurality of gas sensors, the plurality of compensation sensors, the spectrometer, and the control system are electrically interconnected; wherein the plurality of gas sensors, the plurality of compensation sensors, the spectrometer, and the control system are contained within the housing; wherein the control system manages and regulates the operation of the gas monitor; wherein the control system further collects the measurements taken by the plurality of gas sensors, the plurality of compensation sensors, and the spectrometer; wherein each of the plurality of gas sensors detects a gas selected from the plurality of potentially hazardous gases; wherein each of the plurality of compensation sensors measures an environmental condition; wherein the spectrometer takes spectrometric readings of the atmosphere; wherein the control system generates an alert if an anomaly is detected in the atmosphere; wherein the control system stores the spectrometric readings; wherein the housing is a rectilinear structure; wherein the housing is a rigid casing within which the balance of the gas monitor is contained; wherein the housing comprises a shell, a control chamber, a flow chamber, a port, a grip, and a copper foil; wherein the control chamber, the flow chamber, the port, the grip and the copper foil are contained within the shell; wherein the control chamber is a segregated chamber formed within the shell; wherein the control chamber contains the control system; wherein the port is an electrical connection; wherein the port transfers electrical power and communication signals between the control system and the ACARS; wherein the grip is formed in the shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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