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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Kidde Technologies, Inc., Wilson, NC (US);
Inventor:
Robert J. Norris, Zebulon, NC (US);
Assignee:
KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Wilson, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/32 (2021.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/42 (2006.01); H04B 10/071 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/32 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/4266 (2013.01); H04B 10/071 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are embodiments including a system for performing aircraft overheat detection using fiber optic monitoring of light reflectance changing temperature strips. Embodiments also include a sensing strip configured to detect a temperature of an object, a controller configured to monitor the sensing strip, and a fiber optic cable configured to transmit or receive a light signal to the sensing strip, wherein the fiber optic cable is operably coupled to the sensing strip and the controller. Embodiments also include a method for operating an aircraft overheat detection system.