Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for measuring an object's center of gravity
- Patent Title (中): 测量物体重心的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12777367Application Date: 2010-05-11
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Publication No.: US08229701B1Publication Date: 2012-07-24
- Inventor: Kevin F. Holz , Aaron Burmeister
- Applicant: Kevin F. Holz , Aaron Burmeister
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Ryan J. Friedl; Kyle Eppele
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00

Abstract:
A system and method are provided for measuring an object's center of gravity. The system includes a bed for supporting the object in an immovable position. The bed is tiltably attached to a frame that is supported near at least a first and a second edge by at least one force measuring device per edge. The bed is tiltable about one of the edges. A processor is connected to each force measuring devices and is configured to process force measurement data collected therefrom. The processor is configured to calculate the object's center of gravity along a z-axis based on a ratio of a cosine of the bed's angle of tilt multiplied by the center of gravity of the object along a y-axis in a flat configuration minus the center of gravity of the object along the y-axis in a tilted configuration to the sine of the angle of tilt.
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