Weighing system and method
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorSimon Tetreault
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Abstract
A weighing system includes a support, a load cell mounted to the support, and a part platform suspended from the load cell to receive a part to be weighed. The load cell is operable to generate thousands of weight values for the part per second over a period of less than twenty seconds. The load cell is operable to output a weight of the part by averaging the weight values over the period of less than twenty seconds. A method of weighing the part suspended from the load cell is also disclosed.
Claims19
A test station for non-destructive testing of aerospace components, comprising:
- a weighing system having a support being static, a load cell mounted to the support, and a part platform suspended from the load cell to receive an aerospace component to be weighed, the load cell operable to generate thousands of weight values for the aerospace component per second over a period of less than twenty seconds, the support remaining at a constant position during the period of less than twenty seconds, the load cell operable to output a weight of the aerospace component by averaging the weight values over the period of less than twenty seconds.
A method of testing an aerospace component, the method comprising:
- suspending the aerospace component from a load cell mounted to a support being static and disposed in a testing facility;
- and
- weighing the aerospace component, including:
- generating thousands of weight values for the aerospace component per second with the load cell over a period of less than twenty seconds while the support remains at a constant position during the period;
- averaging the weight values over the period of less than twenty seconds to generate a weight of the aerospace component;
- and
- outputting the weight of the aerospace component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.