An aircraft fuel system monitoring apparatus is disclosed having a processor configured to receive first information indicative of one or more parameters relating to fuel present in an aircraft; receive second information relating to the configuration of a fuel system of the aircraft; receive third information indicative of an orientation of the aircraft; receive fourth information indicative of a state of one or more non-fuel-related systems of the aircraft; and generate a prediction of a quantity of fuel present in the aircraft based on the received first information, the received second information, and one or both of the received third information and the received fourth information.
AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM MONITORING
2021-09-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / 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 / G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
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