Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low cost aircraft center of gravity monitoring systems and methods
- Patent Title (中): 低成本飞机重心监测系统和方法
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Application No.: US12269723Application Date: 2008-11-12
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Publication No.: US08060296B2Publication Date: 2011-11-15
- Inventor: LeRoy E. Vetsch
- Applicant: LeRoy E. Vetsch
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morristown
- Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morristown
- Agency: Fogg & Powers LLC
- Main IPC: G08B21/00
- IPC: G08B21/00 ; G06F3/048 ; G06F17/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for determining center of gravity for an aircraft. An example system includes one or more load measurement devices that generate one of nose gear or main gear weight information and a processing device that determines center of gravity of the aircraft based on previously received gross weight information and the generated nose or main gear weight information. The number of gear sets with load measurement devices is one less that the total number of gear sets having distinct longitudinal positions along a fuselage of the aircraft. The processing device further determines center of gravity based on temperature and/or pitch attitude information. The system includes a user interface that allows a user to enter the gross weight information that might be included in a flight manifest or a load and trim sheet and/or a communication component that receives the gross weight information from a ground-based system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100121560A1 LOW COST AIRCRAFT CENTER OF GRAVITY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2010-05-13
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