Angle of attack sensor with sloped faceplate

US12360134B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Rosemount Aerospace Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mackenzie Whalen · Burnsville, US
• Aaron A. Cusher · Eagan, US
• Armando Valdes Chavez · Lakeville, US
• Daniel Hanson · Shakopee, US
• Richard Alan Schwartz · Faribault, US
• Wallace Johnson · Mundelein, US
• William B. Krueger · Bloomington, US
• Kaleb Anderson · Goodhue, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 25, 2021
• Grant date: Jul 15, 2025
• Expiry date: Sep 6, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01C21/10
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An angle of attack sensor includes a housing having an open end and a closed end, a faceplate positioned on the open end of the housing, the faceplate comprising a periphery at an outer edge of the faceplate, a central opening, and an exterior surface extending from the periphery to the central opening, and a vane assembly extending through the central opening of the faceplate. The exterior surface of the faceplate has a sloped profile from the periphery to the central opening.