OPTICAL DETECTOR FOR ENCOUNTER WITH DEBRIS SUSPENSION CLOUD
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an image capture device located within an existing aircraft shell;
at least one of a turbine and rotary wing attached to the existing aircraft shell;
the image capture device including an optical assembly having a field of view directed towards at least one of the turbine, the rotary wing, and a surface of the aircraft shell, the image capture device configured to capture an image of radiant flux; and
an image analysis unit in communication with the image capture device, the image analysis unit configured to analyze the captured radiant flux image to determine a particulate matter concentration in a debris suspension cloud.
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Abstract
A system includes an image capture device within an existing aircraft shell having a turbine or a rotary wing, the image capture device including an optical assembly having a field of view directed towards at least one of the turbine, the rotary wing, and a surface of the aircraft shell, the image capture device configured to capture an image of radiant flux, and an image analysis unit in communication with the image capture device to analyze the captured radiant flux image to determine a particulate matter concentration in a debris suspension cloud. The system can also include a quantizer unit to quantize an electrical signal from the image capture device, the electrical signal proportional to an intensity of the radiant flux, and an integrator unit to obtain an about continuous value of the radiant flux intensity. A method to implement the system and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an image capture device located within an existing aircraft shell; at least one of a turbine and rotary wing attached to the existing aircraft shell; the image capture device including an optical assembly having a field of view directed towards at least one of the turbine, the rotary wing, and a surface of the aircraft shell, the image capture device configured to capture an image of radiant flux; and an image analysis unit in communication with the image capture device, the image analysis unit configured to analyze the captured radiant flux image to determine a particulate matter concentration in a debris suspension cloud. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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capturing, at a first sampling rate, digital images of at least one of a turbine, a rotary wing, and an aircraft shell, the digital images captured by an image capture device located within the aircraft shell; analyzing the digital images for radiant flux generation, the radiant flux caused by an interaction between particulate matter in a debris suspension cloud and at least one of the turbine, the rotary wing, and the aircraft shell; if radiant flux is detected, then determining an intensity of the radiant flux; and if radiant flux is not detected, continuing capturing digital images. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer-readable instructions stored therein for causing a control processor to perform a method comprising:
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capturing, at a first sampling rate, digital images of at least one of a turbine, a rotary wing, and an aircraft shell, the digital images captured by an image capture device located within the aircraft shell; analyzing the digital images for radiant flux generation, the radiant flux caused by an interaction between particulate matter in a debris suspension cloud and at least one of the turbine, the rotary wing, and the aircraft shell; if radiant flux is detected, then determining an intensity of the radiant flux; and if radiant flux is not detected, continuing capturing digital images. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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