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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIND TUNNEL OPERATION

  • US 20180068551A1
  • Filed: 09/06/2016
  • Published: 03/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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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 a potentially negative condition is occurring based on the analysis, wherein the potentially negative condition is an operating condition where damage may occur to at least one of the model and the wind tunnel; and

    alert a user to the potentially negative condition.

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