Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Measurement system for aircraft, aircraft having the same, and method of measuring weight for aircraft
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Application No.: US15445187Application Date: 2017-02-28
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Publication No.: US10732023B2Publication Date: 2020-08-04
- Inventor: Michael G. Mastrianni , John H. Judge
- Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Stratford
- Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Stratford
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: G01G19/07
- IPC: G01G19/07 ; G01G19/12 ; G01M1/12 ; B64C25/32 ; B64C25/00
Abstract:
A system for weight measurement for an aircraft having a weight on wheels threshold between a flight mode and a ground mode includes a weight on wheels sensor arrangeable on a landing gear assembly of the aircraft, and a computing device receiving first detected data from the sensor related to strain on the landing gear assembly. The computing device calculates a rate of change of the strain over time to determine when the landing gear assembly reaches the weight on wheels threshold. The system also measures aircraft gross weight in a static condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170322069A1 MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MEASURING WEIGHT FOR AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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