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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Brian Tillotson, Tukwila, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 5/26 (2006.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01); G01F 1/7086 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 5/26 (2013.01); G01C 23/00 (2013.01); G01F 1/7086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of measuring air data of an aircraft is provided. The method includes emitting, by a laser disposed on the aircraft, laser light into air outside the aircraft, the laser tuned to induce a laser-induced plasma channel (LIPC) in the air. The method also includes sensing, by a sensor system disposed on the aircraft, at least one property of the LIPC. The method further includes computing, by a computing device disposed on the aircraft, the air data of the aircraft based on the at least one property of the LIPC.