System for determining the air flow conditions around one or more sails
US7415935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H9/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a system adapted for sailors in order to determine the air flow conditions around one or more sails, in conjunction with which both sides of the sails are equipped with a number of ultrasonic sensors that are distributed over the surface and communicate the flow conditions in their vicinity to a central unit.
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