A pitot tube sensing apparatus and method are disclosed which can determine the presence or absence of a foreign object within the pitot tube sensing apparatus. The pitot tube sensing apparatus includes a pitot tube comprising a channel, a pressure sensor coupled to the channel, a capacitor and a system. The capacitor comprises two electrodes on opposing sides of the channel. The system measures a parameter indicative of a capacitance between the two electrodes and determines the presence or absence of a foreign object within the channel based on the parameter.
A PITOT TUBE SENSING APPARATUS
PITOTROHR-SENSORVORRICHTUNG
APPAREIL DE DÉTECTION DE TUBE DE PITOT
2023-12-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G01P MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION OR SHOCK , Messen der Linear- oder Winkelgeschwindigkeit, der Beschleunigung, der Verzögerung oder des Stoßes / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G01F Messen des Volumens, des Durchflussvolumens, des Massendurchflusses oder des Füllstandes , MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW, OR LIQUID LEVEL |
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