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System and method for measuring a mass of fuel within a variable geometry container

  • US 9,429,459 B2
  • Filed: 10/27/2014
  • Issued: 08/30/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for measuring a mass of fuel contained in a variable geometry container, comprising:

  • a container assembly formed by a variable geometry container disposed on a rigid support so that a weight of the container rests on the rigid support,at least one three-axis load cell coupled with the rigid support, wherein the three-axis load cell provides a first set of three signals, each one of the three signals having a magnitude proportional to the force exerted by the container assembly in one of three perpendicular directions of the space,at least one three-axis accelerometer coupled with the rigid support, wherein the three-axis accelerometer provides a second set of three signals, each one of the three signals having a magnitude proportional to the acceleration to which the container assembly is subjected in one of the three perpendicular directions of the space, anda signal processing device configured to convert the first and the second set of signals to obtain force and acceleration data, for each one of the directions of the three perpendicular directions of the space, and also configured to calculate a measure relative to the mass of fuel contained in the variable geometry container.

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