A method of fuel gauging includes the use of limited physical probes and a number of virtual probes that are mathematically represented despite having no physical representation. Each probe determines the volume of fuel in a particular section of the fuel tank. The calculation method includes using the attitude of the fuel tank to calculate the rotation of each physical probe, using this information to determine the height of the fuel at each physical probe, and extrapolating the physical height information to determine the position of each virtual probe. Once the information on each physical and virtual probe is obtained, a total fuel volume can be calculated.
AIRCRAFT FUEL GAUGING METHOD USING VIRTUAL PROBES
18.10.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G01F Messen des Volumens, des Durchflussvolumens, des Massendurchflusses oder des Füllstandes , MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW, OR LIQUID LEVEL |
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