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US 2020/0047887 A1Published application
Aircraft cargo roller panel
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsWilliam R. Clos, Darrin M. Noe
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a controller, a signal from each load cell of a plurality of load cells coupled to an aircraft cargo roller panel of an aircraft. Each signal is indicative of a load experienced by the load cell when cargo is on the aircraft cargo roller panel. The method also includes determining, based on the signals, a weight of the cargo, a center of gravity of the cargo, or both.
Claims20
An aircraft comprising:
- an aircraft cargo roller panel configured to facilitate loading aircraft cargo into a compartment of the aircraft;
- a plurality of load cells coupled to the aircraft cargo roller panel, each load cell of the plurality of load cells configured to generate a signal indicative of a load experienced by the load cell when cargo is on the aircraft cargo roller panel;
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- a controller configured to receive signals from the plurality of load cells and to determine, based on the signals, a weight of the cargo, a center of gravity of the cargo, or both.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a controller, a signal from each load cell of a plurality of load cells coupled to an aircraft cargo roller panel of an aircraft, each signal indicative of a load experienced by the load cell when cargo is on the aircraft cargo roller panel;
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- determining, based on the signals, a weight of the cargo, a center of gravity of the cargo, or both.
An aircraft cargo roller panel comprising:
- a plurality of omnidirectional rollers configured to facilitate loading aircraft cargo into a compartment of an aircraft;
- a plurality of load cells, each load cell of the plurality of load cells configured to generate a load signal indicative of a load experienced by the load cell when cargo is on the plurality of omnidirectional rollers and to send the load signal to a controller;
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- one or more motive devices configured to selectively engage, responsive to a control signal from the controller, the cargo to move the cargo within the compartment, the control signal generated responsive to the load signals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.