A method of operating an optical icing conditions sensor includes transmitting, with a transmitter, a light beam and thereby illuminating an illumination volume. A receiver array receives light over a range of receiving angles. The receiver array is configured to receive light having the wavelength over a receiver array field of view which overlaps with the illumination volume. A controller measures an intensity of light received by the receiver array. The controller determines that a cloud is present if the intensity is greater than a threshold value. The controller calculates scattering profile data of the light received by the receiver array if a cloud is determined to be present, which includes an angle of a scattering intensity peak within the range of receiving angles and a breadth of the scattering intensity peak. The controller estimates a representative droplet size within the cloud using the scattering profile data.
DETECTION OF AIRCRAFT ICING CONDITIONS AND DETERMINATION OF LIQUID CLOUD DROPLET SIZE
DETECTION DES CONDITIONS DE GIVRAGE D'UN AERONEF ET DETERMINATION D'UNE DIMENSION DES GOUTTELETTES NUAGEUSES LIQUIDES
2023-04-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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