The proposed invention (method and device) is related to the measurement technology and is intended for measuring spatial position (roll and pitch), yawing and lateral speed of the aircraft. The objective of the invention is to expand the functionality and technical capabilities of aerometric method and device. For this purpose, in order to measure the additionally specified parameters by the air pressure probes installed in the left and right nose sections of the fuselage and additional air pressure probes installed in the left and right tail sections of the fuselage, as well as at both wingtips of the aircraft, useful data are generated as a result of the following: variation in aircraft roll angle, based on the difference in static air pressure values between left and right static air pressure probes additionally located at the wingtips of the aircraft; variation in aircraft pitch angle, based on the difference in static air pressure values between the air pressure probes located in the nose section and additional air pressure probes located in the tail section of the aircraft; during yawing and in the presence of the lateral speed of the aircraft, based on the difference in lateral static air pressure values between the additionally installed air pressure probes located in the nose and tail sections of the fuselage.

This is achieved by the fact that the left-sided air pressure probes located in the front section of the fuselage, and those additionally installed in the tail section of the fuselage and at the left wingtip, are additionally provided with the horizontally located lateral openings for sensing left-sided lateral static air pressure; the right-sided air pressure probes located in the front section of the fuselage, and those additionally installed in the tail section of the fuselage and at the right wingtip, are additionally provided with the horizontally located lateral openings for sensing right-sided lateral static air pressure; and the air pressure probes additionally installed at the wingtips and in the tail section of the fuselage are provided by the vertically located openings for sensing static air pressure. When the roll angle of the aircraft changes, the vertical spatial movement of the static air pressure probes additionally installed at the wingtips causes the appearance of a difference in static pressure between such probes due to the difference in altitude of their relative positions. When the pitch angle of the aircraft changes, the vertical movement of the static air pressure probes additionally installed on the opposite sides of the fuselage causes the appearance of a difference of static air pressure between such probes

The proposed invention (method and device) is related to the measurement technology and is intended for measuring spatial position (roll and pitch), yawing and lateral speed of the aircraft. The objective of the invention is to expand the functionality and technical capabilities of aerometric method and device. For this purpose, in order to measure the additionally specified parameters by the air pressure probes installed in the left and right nose sections of the fuselage and additional air pressure probes installed in the left and right tail sections of the fuselage, as well as at both wingtips of the aircraft, useful data are generated as a result of the following: variation in aircraft roll angle, based on the difference in static air pressure values between left and right static air pressure probes additionally located at the wingtips of the aircraft; variation in aircraft pitch angle, based on the difference in static air pressure values between the air pressure probes located in the nose section and additional air pressure probes located in the tail section of the aircraft; during yawing and in the presence of the lateral speed of the aircraft, based on the difference in lateral static air pressure values between the additionally installed air pressure probes located in the nose and tail sections of the fuselage.

This is achieved by the fact that the left-sided air pressure probes located in the front section of the fuselage, and those additionally installed in the tail section of the fuselage and at the left wingtip, are additionally provided with the horizontally located lateral openings for sensing left-sided lateral static air pressure; the right-sided air pressure probes located in the front section of the fuselage, and those additionally installed in the tail section of the fuselage and at the right wingtip, are additionally provided with the horizontally located lateral openings for sensing right-sided lateral static air pressure; and the air pressure probes additionally installed at the wingtips and in the tail section of the fuselage are provided by the vertically located openings for sensing static air pressure. When the roll angle of the aircraft changes, the vertical spatial movement of the static air pressure probes additionally installed at the wingtips causes the appearance of a difference in static pressure between such probes due to the difference in altitude of their relative positions. When the pitch angle of the aircraft changes, the vertical movement of the static air pressure probes additionally installed on the opposite sides of the fuselage causes the appearance of a difference of static air pressure between such probes

Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically detecting better lift and using the lift to stay aloft longer, provide recommendation to the aerial vehicle's pilot or fully controlling the flight of the aerial vehicle. The disclosed techniques pertain to aerial vehicles such as airplanes or model airplanes, gliders or model gliders, sailplanes or model sailplanes, hang-gliders, paragliders, speedflying, parafoils etc. The invention uses sensors located on the aerial vehicle to gauge air lift (updraft, thermal, ridge lift etc.) to extend the time the aerial vehicle may be kept aloft. The data flowing from the sensors is fed into a computer, that may provide recommendations to the pilot or to the autopilot (Computer) of the best path to take, to find better lift and to stay aloft.

Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically detecting better lift and using the lift to stay aloft longer, provide recommendation to the aerial vehicle's pilot or fully controlling the flight of the aerial vehicle. The disclosed techniques pertain to aerial vehicles such as airplanes or model airplanes, gliders or model gliders, sailplanes or model sailplanes, hang-gliders, paragliders, speedflying, parafoils etc. The invention uses sensors located on the aerial vehicle to gauge air lift (updraft, thermal, ridge lift etc.) to extend the time the aerial vehicle may be kept aloft. The data flowing from the sensors is fed into a computer, that may provide recommendations to the pilot or to the autopilot (Computer) of the best path to take, to find better lift and to stay aloft.

An angle of attack sensor includes a housing having an open first end and a closed second end, a heated chassis positioned within the open first end of the housing, a mounting plate positioned on the heated chassis adjacent the open first end of the housing such that an internal chamber is formed between the heated chassis and the mounting plate, a transducer compartment between the heated chassis and the closed second end of the housing, and a water management system located adjacent the internal chamber and the transducer compartment. The water management system includes an annular chamber positioned in the internal chamber, a first tube at a first end of the annular chamber, and a second tube at a second end of the annular chamber. The first tube has a hole such that the first tube is in fluid communication with the annular chamber and the internal chamber, and the second tube is in fluid communication with the annular chamber and the transducer compartment.

An angle of attack sensor includes a housing having an open first end and a closed second end, a heated chassis positioned within the open first end of the housing, a mounting plate positioned on the heated chassis adjacent the open first end of the housing such that an internal chamber is formed between the heated chassis and the mounting plate, a transducer compartment between the heated chassis and the closed second end of the housing, and a water management system located adjacent the internal chamber and the transducer compartment. The water management system includes an annular chamber positioned in the internal chamber, a first tube at a first end of the annular chamber, and a second tube at a second end of the annular chamber. The first tube has a hole such that the first tube is in fluid communication with the annular chamber and the internal chamber, and the second tube is in fluid communication with the annular chamber and the transducer compartment.

A mobile device comprises an atmospheric pressure sensor configured to acquire a value of atmospheric pressure acting on the mobile device, an acceleration sensor configured to acquire a value of acceleration acting on the mobile device, and at least one controller configured to determine a moving state of the mobile device based on the value of atmospheric pressure and the value of acceleration, wherein the at least one controller is configured to determine the moving state of the mobile device based on the value of atmospheric pressure when the value of atmospheric pressure changed per an unit interval is equal to or greater than a threshold value, under the determination result which has been acquired based on the value of acceleration and indicates that the mobile device is not in movement.

A mobile device comprises an atmospheric pressure sensor configured to acquire a value of atmospheric pressure acting on the mobile device, an acceleration sensor configured to acquire a value of acceleration acting on the mobile device, and at least one controller configured to determine a moving state of the mobile device based on the value of atmospheric pressure and the value of acceleration, wherein the at least one controller is configured to determine the moving state of the mobile device based on the value of atmospheric pressure when the value of atmospheric pressure changed per an unit interval is equal to or greater than a threshold value, under the determination result which has been acquired based on the value of acceleration and indicates that the mobile device is not in movement.

An identifying device includes a vertical direction speed calculation unit configured to calculate a speed in a vertical direction of an air pressure measurement unit from an air pressure value measured by the air pressure measurement unit, the vertical direction speed determination unit configured to determine a magnitude of the speed in the vertical direction, a vertical direction continuous distance calculation unit configured to calculate a continuous distance of movement in the vertical direction based on the speed in the vertical direction calculated by the vertical direction speed calculation unit and the determination result of the vertical direction speed determination unit, and a vertical direction movement determination unit configured to determining whether the air pressure measurement unit is moving in the vertical direction or not in accordance with whether or not the vertical direction continuous distance is more than a predetermined threshold value.

An identifying device includes a vertical direction speed calculation unit configured to calculate a speed in a vertical direction of an air pressure measurement unit from an air pressure value measured by the air pressure measurement unit, the vertical direction speed determination unit configured to determine a magnitude of the speed in the vertical direction, a vertical direction continuous distance calculation unit configured to calculate a continuous distance of movement in the vertical direction based on the speed in the vertical direction calculated by the vertical direction speed calculation unit and the determination result of the vertical direction speed determination unit, and a vertical direction movement determination unit configured to determining whether the air pressure measurement unit is moving in the vertical direction or not in accordance with whether or not the vertical direction continuous distance is more than a predetermined threshold value.