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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Airbus Sas, Blagnac, FR;
Inventor:
Anmol Dhandhania, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS (SAS), Blagnac, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 5/165 (2006.01); B64D 15/20 (2006.01); G01F 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 5/165 (2013.01); B64D 15/20 (2013.01); G01F 1/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pitot tube sensing apparatus and method are disclosed for determining the presence or absence of a foreign object within the pitot tube sensing apparatus, and including a pitot tube having a channel, a pressure sensor coupled to the channel, a capacitor and a system. The capacitor includes two electrodes on opposing sides of the channel. The system measures a parameter indicative of a capacitance between the two electrodes and determines the presence or absence of a foreign object within the channel based on the parameter.