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Warning and protection systems
Published in David Wyatt, Mike Tooley, Aircraft Electrical and Electronic Systems, 2018
One type of automatic ice detector consists of a motor-driven sensor that is located against a knife-edge cutter, see Fig. 15.13, at the front of the fuselage. As ice builds on the rotor, the gap closes with the knife-edge and torque is applied to the rotor. The body of the motor is held in position by springs, and as the torque increases, the motor starts to rotate in its mounting until a pre-determined point is reached and a micro-switch is closed, thereby operating a warning light.
FOD Prevention and Elimination (FOE) in Manufacturing Processes
Published in Ahmed F. El-Sayed, Foreign Object Debris and Damage in Aviation, 2022
An overview of ice and rain protection systems installed in a large transport aircraft category is illustrated in Figure 7.2. Ice can be detected visually, but most modern aircraft have one or more ice detector sensors and automatic control by onboard computers that warn the flight crew of icing conditions.
Progressing Toward Airliners’ Reduced-Crew Operations: A Systematic Literature Review
Published in The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology, 2020
Daniela Schmid, Neville A. Stanton
Last but certainly not least, as technological developments for different aircraft systems continue to evolve several useful applications could be developed to assist the pilot’s functions in different monitoring areas, such as reducing workload in RCO. This does not account solely for the assessment of pilot health but also for aircraft systems monitoring and mission management tools. For example, an aero-conformal ice detection system could serve as the base for an automated anti-ice system representing a primary reliable ice detector for safe flight in icing conditions in accordance with new FAA and EASA regulations (Richards, 2012). Other advances in technology include automated and integrated checklist systems (Airbus, 2011b), intelligent voice recognition systems and improvements of the communication system (Arthur, Shelton, Prinzel, & Bailey, 2016; Schutte et al., 2007). None of these systems has been investigated in the context of RCO.