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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2018
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Riley Griffin, Manassas, VA (US);
Michael Lieu, Manassas, VA (US);
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a distributed pressure sensor system that quickly detects and counters changes in lift, onset of stall, and flutter. The distributed pressure sensor system may employ a plurality of integrated pressure ports distributed across the span of a wing's leading edge to gather differential pressure measurements. Based on the differential pressure measurements, the distributed pressure sensor system can estimate torque on the fuselage to provide a more efficient estimate for changes in lift, onset of stall, and/or flutter. These estimates may be applied as feedback to the aircraft's control system, thereby eliminating the latency in the existing platform dynamics.