METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A LAMINAR FLOW ON A SURFACE OF AN AIRCRAFT

A method and a system for monitoring a laminar flow on a surface of an aircraft is disclosed including observing a surface of an aircraft by an optical sensor, and processing an image data of that surface by an image processing system in order to determine an actual extend of a laminar flow on the s...

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Main Authors DAANDELS, Dort, SCHLIPF, Bernhard
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 31.08.2023
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A method and a system for monitoring a laminar flow on a surface of an aircraft is disclosed including observing a surface of an aircraft by an optical sensor, and processing an image data of that surface by an image processing system in order to determine an actual extend of a laminar flow on the surface. The actual extend of the laminar flow on the surface is compared with a previous extend of the laminar flow on the surface, and/or with a potential maximum extend of laminar flow on the surface determined from flight parameters of the aircraft. A reduction or a possible optimization of the laminar flow is detected and further processed to improve the laminar flow.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318113904