An aircraft airflow sensor probe configured to correct measurements based on aircraft movement includes a vane assembly configured to sense a direction of local airflow outside an aircraft, at least one accelerometer configured to detect aircraft movement, a sensor configured to sense and output a rotational position of the vane assembly, and an angle of attack processor configured to determine at least a measured angle of attack of the aircraft based on the rotational position of the vane assembly. The angle of attack processor further configured to determine a correction value based on the aircraft movement data provided by the at least one accelerometer and output a corrected angle of attack of the aircraft.


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    Title :

    AIRCRAFT AIRFLOW SENSOR HAVING ERROR CORRECTION BASED ON AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT AND PROCESS OF CORRECTING SAID SENSOR BASED ON AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT


    Additional title:

    LUFTSTROMSENSOR EINES FLUGZEUGS MIT FEHLERKORREKTUR AUF DER BASIS DER BEWEGUNG DES FLUGZEUGS UND VERFAHREN ZUR KORREKTUR DES SENSORS BASIEREND AUF EINER FLUGZEUGBEWEGUNG
    CAPTEUR DE FLUX D'AIR D'AÉRONEF PRÉSENTANT UNE CORRECTION D'ERREUR REPOSANT SUR UN MOUVEMENT D'AÉRONEF ET PROCÉDÉ DE CORRECTION DUDIT CAPTEUR SUR LA BASE D'UN MOUVEMENT D'AÉRONEF


    Contributors:
    SNYDER RICK (author) / LANG CHARLES (author)

    Publication date :

    2024-08-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G01F Messen des Volumens, des Durchflussvolumens, des Massendurchflusses oder des Füllstandes , MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW, OR LIQUID LEVEL / G01P MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION OR SHOCK , Messen der Linear- oder Winkelgeschwindigkeit, der Beschleunigung, der Verzögerung oder des Stoßes