Patent ID: 11912419
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, that when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
receive a plurality of atmospheric particle parameters and at least one vehicle parameter, the plurality of atmospheric particle parameters including a size distribution and water content of an atmosphere around a vehicle, wherein the size distribution includes a size distribution of water particles in a solid form and a liquid form;
determine an intensity of ice accretion corresponding to at least one designated location of the vehicle based on the plurality of atmospheric particle parameters and the at least one vehicle parameter; and
control at least one ice protection element corresponding to the at least one designated location based on the intensity of ice accretion, the at least one ice protection element configured to reduce ice accretion.