Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ballonet measurement system
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Application No.: US13197713Application Date: 2011-08-03
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Publication No.: US09611024B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Douglas H. Greiner , Brian T. Holm-Hansen , John P. Morehead
- Applicant: Douglas H. Greiner , Brian T. Holm-Hansen , John P. Morehead
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Main IPC: B64B1/00
- IPC: B64B1/00 ; G01F17/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for measuring a volume of a ballonet are provided. In some aspects, the system may include a plurality of sensors configured to transmit a plurality of signals toward an interior surface of the ballonet and to receive the plurality of signals reflected off of the interior surface of the ballonet, a distance calculating module configured to calculate a plurality of distances from the plurality of sensors to the interior surface of the ballonet using the received plurality of signals, and a mapping module configured to create a three-dimensional surface using the calculated plurality of distances. The system may further include a measurement module configured to calculate the volume of the ballonet using the three-dimensional surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130035894A1 BALLONET MEASUREMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2013-02-07
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