System and method for measuring a mass of fuel within a variable geometry container
US9429459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F23/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for measuring a mass of fuel contained in a variable geometry container. The container comprises a container assembly, formed by a variable geometry container disposed on a rigid support, a three-axis load cell coupled with the rigid support and providing a first set of three signals with a magnitude proportional to the force exerted by the container assembly, a three-axis accelerometer coupled with the rigid support and providing a second set of three signals with a magnitude proportional to the acceleration to which the container assembly is subjected, and a signal processing device configured to convert the first and the second set of signals into force and acceleration data, for three perpendicular directions of the space, and configured to calculate a measure relative to the mass of fuel contained in the variable geometry container.
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