Method and assembly for locating electrostatic discharges on aircraft in flight
US10514408B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/008
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for locating electrostatic discharges occurring on an aircraft in flight including a step of recording, during the flight of the aircraft, electromagnetic signals resulting in the electrostatic discharges and received by a plurality of detectors arranged at different places on an exterior surface of the aircraft, a step of analyzing the signals recorded during the flight, each of the signals, received by the various detectors and corresponding to one and the same electrostatic discharge, are processed to identify at least one zone of an exterior surface of the aircraft, determining a structural part in which the electrostatic discharge probably occurred.
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