Embodiments are directed to obtaining data from at least one sensor, the data pertaining to rotor loads and motion, processing, by a device comprising a processor, the data to obtain an estimate of at least one of gross weight (GW) and center of gravity (CG) for a rotorcraft, and outputting the estimate.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Estimation of gross weight and center-of-gravity


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-04-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G01G Wägen , WEIGHING / G01M TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES , Prüfen der statischen oder dynamischen Massenverteilung rotierender Teile von Maschinen oder Konstruktionen / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen



    ESTIMATION OF GROSS WEIGHT AND CENTER-OF-GRAVITY

    ISOM JOSHUA D / FANG AUSTIN / WONG JONATHAN K | European Patent Office | 2015

    Free access

    Gross Weight and Center-Of-Gravity Estimation System for the V-22

    Thaiss, Chris / Caplan, Fred | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2015




    Rotorcraft Gross Weight and Center of Gravity Prediction Using Regime Recognition

    Moon, S. / Phan, N. / AHS International | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2011