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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jordan Alex Kaye, Shelton, CT (US);
Alexander Quinn Weintraub, Wilton, CT (US);
Jeffrey K. Parkhurst, Meriden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/26 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G01K 11/3206 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G01D 5/268 (2013.01); G01K 11/3206 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft and method of operating an aircraft. The aircraft includes a temperature sensor and a processor. The temperature sensor that obtains an optical signal indicative of a temperature at a selected location of an outer surface of the aircraft. The processor is configured to determine the temperature at the selected location from the optical signal, and operate the aircraft based on the temperature at the selected location.