Granted Patent B2

US 12,553,796 · App. 18/121,430 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventors: Eli Warren (Wethersfield, CT); Bryan J. Hackett (Berlin, CT)

Assignee: RTX Corporation

G01M15/14

Abstract

Claims (42)

1 . A measurement system, comprising:

a probe housing including a sidewall, a cavity and a channel, the sidewall extending circumferentially around and axially along the cavity, and the channel radially outboard of the cavity and extending axially in the sidewall;

a field probe comprising a field sensor disposed in the cavity, the field sensor forming a sensor face; and

an optical probe configured with an optical line of sight through the channel into a volume adjacent the sensor face;

the optical probe comprising an optical fiber at least partially defining the optical line of sight into the volume, the optical fiber extending axially in the channel;

the optical probe further comprising an optical sheath, the optical sheath covering a first portion of the optical fiber and connected to the probe housing, and a second portion of the optical fiber, within the channel, projecting out from the optical sheath towards the volume.

2 . The measurement system of claim 1 , further comprising a blade tip clearance measurement system comprising the field probe.

3 . The measurement system of claim 1 , further comprising a blade time of arrival measurement system comprising the optical probe.

4 . The measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the optical fiber extends through the probe housing to or into the volume.

5 . The measurement system of claim 1 , wherein

the optical sheath is a first optical sheath, and the optical probe further comprises a second optical sheath;

the second optical sheath covers a third portion of the optical fiber and is connected to the probe housing; and

the second portion of the optical fiber is between the first portion of the optical fiber and the third portion of the optical fiber.

6 . The measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the optical sheath extends through the channel and to or into the volume.

7 . The measurement system of claim 1 , wherein

the optical fiber is a first optical fiber, and the optical probe further comprises a second optical fiber at least partially defining a second optical line of sight into the volume; and

the second optical fiber extends axially in the channel.

8 . The measurement system of claim 1 , wherein

the probe housing further includes a mount projecting out from the sidewall; and

a fastener aperture extends axially through the mount.

9 . A measurement system, comprising:

a probe housing including a sidewall, a cavity and a channel, the sidewall extending circumferentially around and axially along the cavity, and the channel radially outboard of the cavity and extending axially in the sidewall;

a field probe comprising a field sensor disposed in the cavity, the field sensor forming a sensor face; and

an optical probe configured with an optical line of sight through the channel into a volume adjacent the sensor face;

wherein the channel is an optical channel, and the probe housing further includes a fluid channel adjacent the optical channel within the sidewall; and

wherein the fluid channel is radially outboard of the cavity and extends axially in the sidewall.

10 . The measurement system of claim 9 , further comprising a working fluid source fluidly coupled with the fluid channel.

11 . The measurement system of claim 9 , wherein the optical channel and the fluid channel each extend axially in the probe housing to an end of the probe housing at the sensor face.

12 . The measurement system of claim 9 , wherein

the probe housing further includes a receptacle at an end of the probe housing; and

the optical channel and the fluid channel each project axially into the probe housing from the receptacle.

13 . The measurement system of claim 12 , wherein

the fluid channel is a first fluid channel, and the probe housing further includes a second fluid channel adjacent the optical channel within the sidewall; and

the second fluid channel projects axially into the probe housing from the receptacle.

14 . The measurement system of claim 13 , wherein the optical channel is laterally between the first fluid channel and the second fluid channel.

15 . A measurement system, comprising:

a probe housing comprising a cavity;

a blade tip clearance measurement system comprising a first probe, the first probe comprising a first probe sensor that forms a sensor face, and the first probe sensor disposed in the cavity; and

a blade time of arrival measurement system comprising a second probe, the second probe projecting through the probe housing to an end of the probe housing adjacent the sensor face, and the second probe configured discrete from the first probe.

16 . The measurement system of claim 15 , wherein at least one of

the first probe sensor comprises a field probe; or

the second probe comprises an optical probe.

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