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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1999
Richard A. Black, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for generating air flight data for an aircraft includes a network of substantially flush-mounted sensor modules which generate flow rate information and/or static pressure information for the many of the aircraft's aerodynamic surfaces, preferably near the respective leading edges of the aerodynamic surfaces. The generated flow rate information and static pressure information are collected by a remotely-located controller. A processor calculates desired air flight data, including airspeed, aircraft altitude and airframe attitude information, based on the collected flow rate information and the static pressure information. Preferably, the processor selectively weights flow rate and static pressure information when calculating the desired air flight data such that flow rate information predominates at relatively low airspeeds and pressure information predominates at relatively higher airspeeds.