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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Martin N. Gibbins, Carnation, WA (US);
Gregory D. Miller, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul H. Lai, Arcadia, CA (US);
James G. Scoby, Long Beach, CA (US);
Gregory E. Rupert, Rossmoor, CA (US);
Chetan T. Katakia, Downey, CA (US);
David B. Moore, Cerritos, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring at least one performance characteristic of a component of a vehicle may include a tripod connected to an exterior surface of the vehicle, the tripod includes a plurality of airfoils defining an aerodynamic surface of the tripod, a camera positioned on the tripod at a predetermined viewing angle directed toward the component of the vehicle and a camera fairing connected to the tripod and surrounding the camera, the camera fairing includes a sidewall defining an aerodynamic surface of the camera fairing, an aperture disposed through the sidewall and aligned with the camera and a plurality of protrusions positioned proximate the aperture.