Inventors:
Robert J. Hansman - Cambridge MA
Adam L. Dershowitz - New York NY
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MA
International Classification:
G08B 2100
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for detecting icing, particularly on airfoils such as helicopter rotor blades, by detecting warming caused by latent heat released as water freezes. The sensors may be multiple or single, contact or remote.