Measuring weight and balance and optimizing center of gravity
AssigneeGE Aviation Systems LLC
InventorsEdward Parker, Stefan Alexander Schwindt
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Abstract
Systems, computer-implemented methods and/or computer program products that facilitate measuring weight and balance and optimizing center of gravity are provided. In one embodiment, a system 100 utilizes a processor 106 that executes computer implemented components stored in a memory 104. A compression component 108 calculates compression of landing gear struts based on height above ground of an aircraft. A gravity component 110 determines center of gravity based on differential compression of the landing gear struts. An optimization component 112 automatically optimizes the center of gravity to a rear limit of a center of gravity margin.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- determining a center of gravity of an aircraft during flight based on a flight performance model of the aircraft;
- and
- automatically adjusting a position of the center of gravity of the aircraft based on a transfer of fuel between fuel tanks of the aircraft based on the position of the center of gravity as compared to a center of gravity margin of the aircraft.
A system comprising:
- a memory that stores computer executable components;
- and
- a processor, operably coupled to the memory, that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
- a modelling component configured to:
- determine a center of gravity of an aircraft during flight by modelling flight performance of the aircraft, and
- determine a position of the center of gravity relative to a center of gravity margin of the aircraft;
- and
- an optimization component configured to automatically adjust the position of the center of gravity by pumping fuel between fuel tanks of the aircraft to optimize fuel efficiency during flight.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- determining, based on a flight performance model of an aircraft, a center of gravity of the aircraft during flight;
- and
- adjusting a position of the center of gravity of the aircraft based on the position of the center of gravity as compared to a center of gravity margin of the aircraft, wherein the adjusting comprises transferring fuel between fuel tanks of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.