Water and ice detection and quantitative assessment system for ingression prone areas in an aircraft
First Claim
1. A water and ice detection and quantitative assessment system (“
- WIDQAS”
) for moisture detection and assessment of water accumulation on an aircraft having an airframe that has at least one enclosed space within the airframe, the WIDQAS comprising;
a plurality of sensors arranged in the at least one enclosed space within the airframe,wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect a presence of moisture in the at least one enclosed space and generate a data measurement that is responsive to the detection of moisture in the at least one enclosed space,wherein the plurality of sensors includes a plurality of conductivity sensors, each conductivity sensor of the plurality of conductivity sensors includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and the first and the second sensing electrodes are configured to detect the presence of moisture,wherein the plurality of sensors further includes a first sensing element and a second sensing element, and the first sensing element is configured to detect a first amount of moisture accumulation and the second sensing element is configured to detect a second amount of moisture accumulation that is greater than the first amount of moisture accumulation; and
a data measurement device in signal communication with the plurality of sensors,wherein the data measurement device is configured to record the data measurement for each sensor, and the data measurement device is configured to record identifying information about the data measurement during a flight of the aircraft.
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Abstract
A water and ice detection and quantitative assessment system (“WIDQAS”) for moisture detection and assessment of water accumulation on an aircraft having an airframe that has at least one enclosed space within the airframe is described. The WIDQAS may include a plurality of sensors and a data measurement device. The plurality of sensors may be arranged in the at least one enclosed space within the airframe and each sensor of the plurality of sensors may be configured to detect a presence of moisture in the at least one enclosed space and generate a data measurement that is responsive to the detection of moisture in the at least one enclosed space. The data measurement device is in signal communication with the plurality of sensors and may be configured to record the data measurement for each sensor and record identifying information about the measurement during a flight of the aircraft.
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1. A water and ice detection and quantitative assessment system (“
- WIDQAS”
) for moisture detection and assessment of water accumulation on an aircraft having an airframe that has at least one enclosed space within the airframe, the WIDQAS comprising;a plurality of sensors arranged in the at least one enclosed space within the airframe, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect a presence of moisture in the at least one enclosed space and generate a data measurement that is responsive to the detection of moisture in the at least one enclosed space, wherein the plurality of sensors includes a plurality of conductivity sensors, each conductivity sensor of the plurality of conductivity sensors includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and the first and the second sensing electrodes are configured to detect the presence of moisture, wherein the plurality of sensors further includes a first sensing element and a second sensing element, and the first sensing element is configured to detect a first amount of moisture accumulation and the second sensing element is configured to detect a second amount of moisture accumulation that is greater than the first amount of moisture accumulation; and a data measurement device in signal communication with the plurality of sensors, wherein the data measurement device is configured to record the data measurement for each sensor, and the data measurement device is configured to record identifying information about the data measurement during a flight of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for moisture detection and assessment of water accumulation on an aircraft having an airframe, utilizing a water and ice detection and quantitative assessment system (“
- WIDQAS”
) having a plurality of sensors arranged in at least one enclosed space within the airframe, the method comprising;monitoring the plurality of sensors for the presence of moisture in the at least one enclosed space, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect a presence of moisture in the at least one enclosed space and generate a data measurement that is responsive to the detection of moisture in the at least one enclosed space, wherein monitoring the plurality of sensors includes monitoring a plurality of conductivity sensors, wherein each conductivity sensor of the plurality of conductivity sensors includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and the first and the second sensing electrodes are configured to detect the presence of moisture, and wherein monitoring the plurality of sensors further includes monitoring a first sensing element and a second sensing element, and wherein the first sensing element is configured to detect a first amount of moisture accumulation and the second sensing element is configured to detect a second amount of moisture accumulation that is greater than the first amount of moisture accumulation; receiving the data measurement indicating the presence of moisture at a sensor of the plurality of sensors; recording identifying information related to the sensor; retrieving data from a lookup table (“
LUT”
), wherein the LUT data is related to the sensor;determining a notification level for the received data measurement from the sensor using the LUT data; and storing the received data measurement with the corresponding identifying information on a storage device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A water and ice detection and quantitative assessment system (“
- WIDQAS”
) for moisture detection and assessment of water accumulation on an aircraft having an airframe that has at least one enclosed space within the airframe, the WIDQAS comprising;a plurality of sensors arranged in the at least one enclosed space within the airframe, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors includes a means for detecting a presence of moisture in the at least one enclosed space and generate a data measurement that is responsive to the detection of moisture in the at least one enclosed space, wherein the plurality of sensors includes a plurality of conductivity sensors, each conductivity sensor of the plurality of conductivity sensors includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and the means for detecting the presence of moisture includes the first and the second sensing electrodes configured to detect the presence of moisture, and wherein the plurality of sensors further includes a first sensing element and a second sensing element, and the first sensing element is configured to detect a first amount of moisture accumulation and the second sensing element is configured to detect a second amount of moisture accumulation that is greater than the first amount of moisture accumulation; and a data measurement device in signal communication with the plurality of sensors, wherein the data measurement device includes a means for recording the data measurement for each sensor, and wherein the data measurement device includes a means for recording identifying information about the data measurement during a flight of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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