An air data system

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G01N 11/00 (2006.01) G01M 9/00 (2006.01) G01M 9/06 (2006.01) G01P 5/14 (2006.01)

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CA 2213227

The invention is a system for determining the physical characteristics of an incident fluid flow stream over a surface of a vehicle relative to an axis thereof. In detail, the invention includes at least one first pressure sensor (22) mounted on the surface, the at least one first pressure sensor (22) for receiving dynamic pressure signals generated by the convected boundary layer of the fluid flow stream and providing an output signal representative thereof. At least one array (24) of second pressure sensors (24A-24I) is positioned downstream of the at least one first pressure sensor (22), the second sensors (24A-I) of the at least one array (24) each of said second pressure sensors (24A-I) providing a second output signal representative of the above pressure signals received thereby. A computer system (36) is adapted to receive the first and second signals and to calculate the angular direction of the fluid flow relative to the axis and the velocity thereof.

L'invention concerne un système pour déterminer des caractéristiques physiques d'un flux de fluide incident sur une surface d'un véhicule par rapport à l'axe de celui-ci, c'est-à-dire l'appareil. Le système en question comprend au moins un premier détecteur de pression (22) monté sur la surface pour recevoir des signaux de pression dynamique de la couche limite convective du flux de fluide et produire un signal de sortie représentatif à cette pression. Au moins un ensemble (24) de seconds détecteurs de pression (24A-24I) est disposé en aval du ou des premiers détecteurs de pression (22). Ces seconds détecteurs (24A-I) du ou des ensembles (24) produisent un second signal de sortie représentatif des signaux de pression précités ainsi reçus. Un système d'ordinateur (36) reçoit les premiers et les seconds signaux, calcule la direction angulaire du flux de fluide par rapport à l'axe et à partir de là, sa vitesse.

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