Patent ID: 6250149
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B64D,G01D,G01K,G01P

Abstract:
A system for generating information which characterizes the movement of an object through a fluid, wherein the object has at least one fluid-engaging exterior surface, the system comprising:at least one sensor module having a first surface mounted substantially flush with a respective one of the exterior surfaces of the object, each module including:a first flow sensor generating a first signal representative of a flow rate of the fluid over the first surface along a first sensing axis, anda temperature sensor generating a second signal representative of a temperature of the first surface;a first processor in communication with the first flow sensor and the temperature sensor of each module, wherein the first processor generates a third signal for each module based on the first and second signals; anda second processor in communication with first processor, wherein the second processor calculates the characterizing information based on the third signals.