Pressure Profiling System
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1. A system comprising:
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a pressure sensor node affixed to the object, the pressure sensor node comprising;
a substrate;
a set of pressure sensors mounted to the substrate;
a processing component mounted to the substrate and operatively connected to the set of pressure sensors; and
a wireless communications component mounted to the substrate and operatively connected to the processing component, wherein the pressure sensor node is affixed to the object in a manner that enables the set of pressure sensors to acquire data corresponding to a pressure at a set of locations on a surface of the object, and wherein the processing component is configured to receive data from the set of pressure sensors and communicate pressure data corresponding to the pressure at the set of locations to a computer system using the wireless communications component.
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Abstract
A solution for acquiring pressure data for an object, such as an airfoil, is provided. One or more pressure sensor nodes are utilized, each of which includes a set of pressure sensors and a processing component. The pressure sensor node(s) are affixed to the object in a manner that enables the pressure sensors to acquire pressure data for a set of locations on the surface of the object. A pressure sensor node also can include a wireless communications component to provide wireless communications between the pressure sensor node and a computer system.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an object; and a pressure sensor node affixed to the object, the pressure sensor node comprising; a substrate; a set of pressure sensors mounted to the substrate; a processing component mounted to the substrate and operatively connected to the set of pressure sensors; and a wireless communications component mounted to the substrate and operatively connected to the processing component, wherein the pressure sensor node is affixed to the object in a manner that enables the set of pressure sensors to acquire data corresponding to a pressure at a set of locations on a surface of the object, and wherein the processing component is configured to receive data from the set of pressure sensors and communicate pressure data corresponding to the pressure at the set of locations to a computer system using the wireless communications component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A pressure sensor node comprising:
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a flexible substrate; a plurality of pressure sensors mounted to the substrate, wherein the pressure sensor node is configured to be affixed to an object in a manner that enables the plurality of pressure sensors to acquire data corresponding to a pressure at a plurality of locations on a curved surface of the object; a processing component mounted to the substrate and operatively connected to the plurality of pressure sensors, wherein the processing component is configured to selectively process data from only a subset of the plurality of pressure sensors; and a communications component mounted to the substrate and operatively connected to the processing component, wherein the communications component is configured to communicate with a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of acquiring pressure data for an object, the method comprising:
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affixing a pressure sensor node to a surface of the object, wherein the pressure sensor node includes; a substrate; a set of pressure sensors mounted to the substrate, wherein the affixing enables the set of pressure sensors to acquire data corresponding to a pressure at a set of locations on a surface of the object; a processing component mounted to the substrate and operatively connected to the set of pressure sensors; and a wireless communications component mounted to the substrate and operatively connected to the processing component, wherein the wireless communications component is configured to communicate with a computer system using a wireless transmission solution; the processing component receiving data from the set of pressure sensors; and the wireless communications component communicating pressure data corresponding to the pressure at the set of locations for processing on a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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