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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
May. 05, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael A Carralero, Huntington Beach, WA (US);
Kumar G Bhatia, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Robert M Dowgwillo, St. Louis, MO (US);
Matthew G Rendos, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Albert T Stephens, Renton, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of collecting measurements for estimating one or more air data parameters of an aerospace vehicle is disclosed. The method includes converting, by an array of optical sensors, incident light into an optical signal indicating a measurement for estimating the one or more air data parameters. The array of optical sensors is disposed along a skin of the aerospace vehicle. The method includes measuring, by an interrogator, a wavelength of a combined optical signal, wherein the combined optical signal is a combination of the optical signals generated by each of the optical sensors that are part of the array. The method further includes converting, by the interrogator, the wavelength of the optical signal into an electronic signal indicating either the measurement for estimating the one or more air data parameters. Finally, the method includes sending the electronic signal indicating the measurement to a platform network.