System and method for wirelessly determining fluid volume
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1. A system for determining the volume of a fluid in a container, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors adapted to be positioned in a container of a fluid, each of said sensors spanning at least a portion of a dimension of interest in the container at a distinct location in the container, each of said sensors being sensitive to an interface defined by the top surface of the fluid;
a measurement acquisition system for determining said interface from at least three of said sensors; and
processing means coupled to said measurement acquisition system for determining a volume of the fluid in the container using said interface so-determined from said at least three of said sensors, wherein said volume is determined by integration of the area under the surface plane formed by said interfaces.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for determining the volume of a fluid in a container. Sensors are positioned at distinct locations in a container of a fluid. Each sensor is sensitive to an interface defined by the top surface of the fluid. Interfaces associated with at least three of the sensors are determined and used to find the volume of the fluid in the container in a geometric process.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for determining the volume of a fluid in a container, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors adapted to be positioned in a container of a fluid, each of said sensors spanning at least a portion of a dimension of interest in the container at a distinct location in the container, each of said sensors being sensitive to an interface defined by the top surface of the fluid; a measurement acquisition system for determining said interface from at least three of said sensors; and processing means coupled to said measurement acquisition system for determining a volume of the fluid in the container using said interface so-determined from said at least three of said sensors, wherein said volume is determined by integration of the area under the surface plane formed by said interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for determining the volume of a fluid in a container, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors adapted to be coupled to interior walls of a container of a fluid, each of said sensors spanning a dimension of the container at a distinct location therein, each of said sensors being sensitive to an interface defined by the top surface of the fluid; a measurement acquisition system for determining said interface from at least three of said sensors with three corresponding ones of said interfaces being indicative of a surface plane equation that defines the top surface of the fluid; and processing means coupled to said measurement acquisition system for determining a volume of the fluid in the container by intestration of the area under said surface plane using said surface place equation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of determining the volume of a fluid in a container, comprising the steps of:
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positioning a plurality of sensors in a container of a fluid with each of said sensors spanning a dimension of interest in the container at a distinct location in the container, each of said sensors being sensitive to an interface defined by the top surface of the fluid; determining said interface from at least three of said sensors with three corresponding ones of said interfaces being indicative of a surface plane equation that defines the top surface of the fluid; and determining a volume of the fluid in the container by integration of the area under said surface plane using said surface plane equation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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