Honeywell International Inc.

Brett Gordon Northcutt

Grant A Gordon

Xiao Zhu Fan

Grant Lodden

Gregory J Chapman

Jason Garde

Danny Thomas Kimmel

Stanley Robert Hodge

A sensor assembly comprises a device mounted on a surface of a vehicle and extending through at least one passage in the surface of the vehicle, and a sensor comprising a short range particulate (SRP) sensor, or a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) air data sensor. The sensor is co-located and integrated with the device mounted on the surface of the vehicle. No additional passages through the surface of the vehicle are needed to integrate the sensor with the device.

Co-location of airborne atmospheric particulate sensing with aircraft lighting

A method of enhancing LiDAR data is provided. The method includes inputting LiDAR data from at least one LiDAR sensor; inputting data from at least one of: at least one static pressure sensor; and at least one total air temperature sensor; and extracting accurate air data parameters by processing one of: the LiDAR data and static pressure data from the static pressure sensor; the LiDAR data and true temperature data from the total air temperature sensor; or the LiDAR data, the static pressure data from the static pressure sensor, and the true temperature data from the total air temperature sensor. The method also includes generating augmented air data based on the extracted accurate air data parameters and outputting the augmented air data.

Enhanced LiDAR air data using supplementary sensor outputs

Systems and methods for the co-location of high-maintenance air data system components into one LRU are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, an air data sensing line-replaceable unit (LRU) comprises at least one pressure sensor and at least one probe or port coupled to the at least one pressure sensor. The at least one probe or port conduits air located outside the air data sensing LRU to the at least one pressure sensor. Further, the at least one probe or port and the at least one pressure sensor are connected to each other by a permanent connection.

Co-location of high-maintenance air data system components into one LRU

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Brett Gordon Northcutt