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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Université Laval, Québec, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
UNIVERSITÈ LAVAL, Quebec, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/00 (2006.01); G01K 1/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 25/56 (2006.01); B64D 15/20 (2006.01); E01C 11/24 (2006.01); G01W 1/00 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/56 (2013.01); B64D 15/20 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); E01C 11/24 (2013.01); G01W 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are described herein which allow to determine an icing condition without requiring a wind speed measurement. The methods and systems use two sensing members both being exposed to conditions in an environment. The determination is made based on a capacity of the sensing members to react differently to the conditions to which they are exposed. The conditions can be environmental or controlled. The determination includes measuring a variable indicative of the thermal state of each individual sensing member, and processing the measured values to generate the signal indicative of icing condition. The icing condition can be instrumental or meteorological.