1. A device for deicing a separator nose of an aviation turbine engine, the device comprising:
a separator nose for positioning downstream from a fan of the engine to separate annular channels for passing a primary stream and a secondary stream coming from the engine; and
a casing fastened to the separator nose so as to extend it downstream, the casing having an inner shroud defining the outside of the primary stream flow passage;
wherein the casing includes at least one air duct incorporated in the inner shroud so as to be formed integrally therewith, the air duct opening out downstream to an air feed and opening out upstream into the inside of the separator nose.
2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the casing is made by casting using a mold having a core occupying a location for the air duct.
3. A device according to claim 2, wherein the casing is made out of a titanium alloy.
4. A device according to claim 1, wherein the air feed is an air feed tube that is connected at an upstream end to an injection manifold.
5. A device according to claim 4, wherein the casing has six air ducts that are angularly spaced about from one another and that are connected to a single injection manifold.
6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the air duct opens out to the inside of a deicing cavity formed in the separator nose and opens out into the primary stream flow channel.
7. A device according to claim 1, wherein the air duct does not have any fastenings on the separator nose.
8. An aviation turbine engine comprising:
a deicer device according to claim 1.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A location system for processing a signal transmitted from an object, the system comprising:
a location determining module for receiving the signal transmitted from the object, wherein the location determining module determines a strength of the signal by determining a sampling window defined with respect to time relative to the signal transmitted from the object, determining peak values of the signal within the sampling window, and determining the highest peak value of the signal within the sampling window.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the signal comprises at least one of an RF signal, an IR signal and a US signal.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the location determining module determines a location of the object based on the strength of the signal received by the location determining module.
4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a transmitter coupled to the object for transmitting the signal.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the location determining module receives the signal through multiple paths between the object and the location determining module.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the location determining module comprises a receiver for receiving the signal transmitted from the object.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the location determining module comprises a location resolver for determining a location of the object using the highest peak value of the signal within the sampling window.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the location determining module comprises a network connection element for receiving the signal transmitted from the object.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the location determining module comprises a network for receiving the signal and determining a location of the object using the signal.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the network determines the strength of the signal based on the highest peak value of the signal within the sampling window.
11. The location system of claim 1, wherein the signal is subject to one or more of a space diversity technique, a time diversity technique and a polarization diversity technique.
12. The location system of claim 1, wherein the location determining module is adapted to transmit a second signal that is subject to one or more of a space diversity technique, a time diversity technique and a polarization diversity technique.
13. A location system for determining a location of an object, the location system comprising:
an object identifier coupled to the object for transmitting a signal;
a location determining module for receiving the signal transmitted from the transmitter, wherein the location determining module determines a strength of the signal by determining the sampling window with respect to time relative to the signal transmitted from the transmitter, determining peak values of the signal within the sampling window, and determining the highest peak value of the signal within the sampling window.
14. The location system of claim 13, wherein a location determining module comprises:
a location resolver for calculating the location of the object using the highest peak value of the signal.
15. The location system of claim 13, wherein the signal is subject to one or more of a space diversity technique, a time diversity technique and a polarization diversity technique.
16. The location system of claim 13, wherein the location determining module is adapted to transmit a second signal that is subject to one or more of a space diversity technique, a time diversity technique and a polarization diversity technique.
17. In a computing device, a method for determining a strength of a signal transmitted from a transmitter coupled to an object, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving the signal transmitted from the transmitter,
determining the strength of the signal based on a highest peak value of the signal within a sampling window defined with respect to time, wherein said determining the strength of the signal comprises
determining the sampling window with respect to time relative to the signal transmitted from the transmitter,
determining peak values of the signal within the sampling window, and
determining the highest peak value of the signal within the sampling window.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of receiving comprises the step of:
receiving the signal through multiple paths from the transmitter.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of receiving comprises the step of:
receiving the signal in space diversity.
20. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of receiving comprises the step of:
receiving the signal in time diversity.
21. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of receiving comprises the step of:
receiving the signal in polarization diversity.
22. The method of claim 17, wherein the peak values of the signal with the sampling window are determined by taking a derivative of the signal.
23. The method of claim 17, wherein the signal comprises information on a location of the object.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the location of the object is calculated using the highest peak value of the signal.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein the location of the object is calculated using a multilateration technique.
26. The method of claim 23, wherein the location of the object is calculated using a triangulation technique.
27. An electronic device readable storage medium holding electronic device executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to determine a strength of a signal transmitted from a transmitter coupled to an object, said instructions comprising:
instructions for receiving a signal transmitted from a transmitter; and
instructions for determining a strength of the signal based on a highest peak value of the signal within a sampling window defined with respect to time, wherein said determining the strength of the signal comprises
determining the sampling window with respect to time relative to the signal transmitted from the transmitter,
determining peak values of the signal within the sampling window, and
determining the highest peak value of the signal within the sampling window.
28. The electronic device readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the instructions for receiving comprise instructions for:
receiving the signal through multiple paths from the transmitter.
29. The electronic device readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the instructions for receiving comprise instructions for:
receiving the signal in space diversity.
30. The electronic device readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the instructions for receiving comprise instructions for:
receiving the signal in time diversity.
31. The electronic device readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the instructions for receiving comprise instructions for:
receiving the signal in polarization diversity.
32. The electronic device readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the peak values of the signal with the sampling window are determined by taking a derivative of the signal.
33. The electronic device readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the signal comprises information on a location of the object.
34. The electronic device readable storage medium of claim 33, wherein the location of the object is calculated using the highest peak value of the signal.
35. electronic device readable storage medium of claim 33, wherein the location of the object is calculated using a multilateration technique.
36. The electronic device readable storage medium of claim 33, wherein the location of the object is calculated using a triangulation technique.
37. A location system for processing a signal transmitted from an object, the system comprising:
a location determining module for receiving the signal transmitted from the object, wherein the location determining module determines a strength of the signal based on a highest peak value of the signal within a sampling window defined with respect to time, wherein said location determining module further comprises
means for determining a sampling window defined with respect to time relative to the signal transmitted from the object,
means for determining peak values of the signal within the sampling window, and
means for determining the highest peak value of the signal within the sampling window.