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In-flight insight: Boeing heads project to develop sensor systems for monitoring of fuel cells in future aircraft
Engineer, The, August, 2003 by Helen Knight
BOEING IS developing technologies to monitor the health of fuel cells during flight as part of its exploration of the technology's potential for use in future aircraft.
The aerospace giant, which recently announced several international partners including the UK's Intelligent Energy would be taking part in its fuel cell demonstrator project, is working with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) to develop an integrated health management system for aircraft powered by fuel cells.
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The project is designed to develop sensors and artificial intelligence systems to monitor the general state of the cell during flight, and send the information to the ground to allow maintenance staff to carry out repairs, if needed, as soon as the...
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