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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2022
Systems and methods for monitoring a flow of a fluid on an external surface of a structure in motion
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Kevin M. Mejia, Sammamish, WA (US);
Russell Westphal, Atascadero, CA (US);
Andy Wu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Zachary Deeds, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring a flow of a fluid on an external surface of a structure in motion. The structure defines an external side comprising the external surface and an internal side opposed from the external side. The system comprises a fluid dispensing device located on the internal side of the structure. The fluid dispensing device comprises the fluid and a conduit that directs the fluid onto the external surface of the structure. An observation device is located on the external side of the structure. The observation device is positioned to observe the flow of fluid on the external surface of the structure.