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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Alek Gavrilovski, West Hartford, CT (US);
William Donat, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/20 (2006.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); F01D 21/10 (2006.01); F02C 7/04 (2006.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/20 (2013.01); F01D 21/10 (2013.01); F02C 7/04 (2013.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foreign object debris (FOD) detection system for a gas turbine engine comprises a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensor assembly. The LiDAR sensor assembly is configured to scan a pre-determined volume within an inlet of the gas turbine engine. The inlet may be defined by a nacelle of the gas turbine engine. The LiDAR sensor assembly may comprise a single transceiver, a transmitter and a receiver, a plurality of transmitters and a receiver, or a plurality of receivers and a transmitter.