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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2024
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Dejan Nikic, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Donohue Severson, Coupeville, WA (US);
Michelle Lu Galgana, Burien, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A sensor includes an emitter electrode configured to be disposed at a first position and exposed to a fluid airflow. The emitter electrode is configured to generate charged particles proximate the emitter electrode via a voltage pulse. The sensor includes a collector electrode configured to be disposed at a second position and exposed to the fluid airflow. The second position is aft of the first position. The collector electrode is configured to detect a current associated with a flow of the charged particles during relative movement of the fluid airflow. The sensor includes one or more processors coupled to the emitter electrode and the collector electrode, wherein the one or more processors are configured to measure a duration between the voltage pulse and the current, and wherein the duration is indicative of a speed of a vehicle.