Systems and methods for wind tunnel operation
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a model in a wind tunnel, said system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors attached to a model in a wind tunnel, wherein each sensor of said plurality of sensors is configured to measure an attribute of the model including at least one of strain, stress, lift, weight, drag, and thrust; and
a computing device in communication with said plurality of sensors, wherein said computing device includes a processor in communication with a memory, wherein said computing device is programmed to;
receive a plurality of signals from said plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of signals represent measurements of the attributes of the model;
store a first threshold and a second threshold based on normalized alarm limits associated with at least one of said plurality of sensors;
analyze the plurality of signals based, at least in part, on the first threshold and the second threshold;
determine that the second threshold has been exceeded; and
transmit one or more messages to instruct the wind tunnel to shut down without user interaction.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a model in a wind tunnel is provided. The system includes a plurality of sensors attached to a model in a wind tunnel. Each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure an attribute of the model. The system also includes a computing device in communication with the plurality of sensors. The computing device is programmed to receive a plurality of signals from the plurality of sensors, store a first threshold and a second threshold based on normalized alarm limits associated with at least one of the plurality of sensors, analyze the plurality of signals based, at least in part, on the first threshold and the second threshold, determine that a potentially negative condition is occurring based on the analysis, and alert a user to the potentially negative condition.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a model in a wind tunnel, said system comprising:
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a plurality of sensors attached to a model in a wind tunnel, wherein each sensor of said plurality of sensors is configured to measure an attribute of the model including at least one of strain, stress, lift, weight, drag, and thrust; and a computing device in communication with said plurality of sensors, wherein said computing device includes a processor in communication with a memory, wherein said computing device is programmed to; receive a plurality of signals from said plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of signals represent measurements of the attributes of the model; store a first threshold and a second threshold based on normalized alarm limits associated with at least one of said plurality of sensors; analyze the plurality of signals based, at least in part, on the first threshold and the second threshold; determine that the second threshold has been exceeded; and transmit one or more messages to instruct the wind tunnel to shut down without user interaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wind tunnel structural health monitor (WTSHM) computer device for monitoring a model in a wind tunnel, said WTSHM computer device comprising a processor in communication with a memory, said processor programmed to:
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receive a plurality of signals from a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure an attribute of a model in the wind tunnel, wherein the plurality of signals represent measurements of the attributes of the model including at least one of strain, stress, lift, weight, drag, and thrust; store a first threshold and a second threshold based on normalized alarm limits associated with at least one of the plurality of sensors; analyze the plurality of signals based, at least in part, on the first threshold and the second threshold; determine that the second threshold has been exceeded; determine one or more changes to operating conditions in the wind tunnel without making changes to the model so that at least the second threshold is no longer exceeded; and transmit one or more messages to the wind tunnel to implement the one or more changes to the operating conditions in the wind tunnel without user interaction, so that at least the second threshold is no longer exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring a model in a wind tunnel, said method implemented using a wind tunnel structural health monitor (WTSHM) computer device, said WTSHM computer device comprising a processor in communication with a memory, said method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to measure an attribute of a model in the wind tunnel, wherein the plurality of signals represent measurements of the attributes of the model including at least one of strain, stress, lift, weight, drag, and thrust; storing a first threshold and a second threshold based on normalized alarm limits associated with at least one of the plurality of sensors; analyzing the plurality of signals based, at least in part, on the first threshold and the second threshold; determining that the second threshold has been exceeded; determining one or more changes to operating conditions in the wind tunnel without making changes to the model so that at least the second threshold is no longer exceeded; and transmitting one or more messages to the wind tunnel to implement the one or more changes to the operating conditions in the wind tunnel without user interaction, so that at least the second threshold is no longer exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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