Augmented weight sensing for aircraft cargo handling systems
First Claim
1. An aircraft cargo handling system, comprising:
- a loadmaster control station including a controller;
a user interface communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to receive user-input weight data for one or more cargo units or one or more carriers for the one or more cargo units;
one or more sensors configured to detect weight data for the one or more cargo units; and
one or more transmitters coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to transmit the detected weight data to a data gateway device communicatively coupled to the controller,wherein the controller is configured to;
receive the user-input weight data from the user interface;
receive the detected weight data from the data gateway device;
compare the user-input weight data to the detected weight data; and
generate an alert when a difference between the user-input weight data and the detected weight data is greater than a threshold weight difference.
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Abstract
An aircraft cargo handling system with augmented weight sensing capability is disclosed. In embodiments, the aircraft cargo handling system includes a loadmaster control station including a controller with a user interface communicatively coupled to the controller. The user interface is configured to receive user-input weight data for one or more cargo units. The aircraft cargo handling system further includes one or more sensors configured to detect weight data for the cargo units or one or more carriers for the cargo units. The sensors may be coupled to respective transmitters that are configured to transmit the detected weight data to a data gateway device that is communicatively coupled to the controller. The controller is configured to compare the user-input weight data to the detected weight data and generate an alert when the difference between the user-input weight data and the detected weight data is greater than a threshold weight difference.
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20 Claims
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1. An aircraft cargo handling system, comprising:
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a loadmaster control station including a controller; a user interface communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to receive user-input weight data for one or more cargo units or one or more carriers for the one or more cargo units; one or more sensors configured to detect weight data for the one or more cargo units; and one or more transmitters coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to transmit the detected weight data to a data gateway device communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to; receive the user-input weight data from the user interface; receive the detected weight data from the data gateway device; compare the user-input weight data to the detected weight data; and generate an alert when a difference between the user-input weight data and the detected weight data is greater than a threshold weight difference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A loadmaster control station, comprising:
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a controller; a user interface communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to receive user-input weight data for one or more cargo units or one or more carriers for the one or more cargo units; a data gateway device communicatively coupled to the controller, the data gateway device configured to receive weight data detected by one or more sensors coupled to the one or more cargo units or to one or more carriers for the one or more cargo units; wherein the controller is configured to; receive the user-input weight data from the user interface; receive the detected weight data from the data gateway device; compare the user-input weight data to the detected weight data; and generate an alert when a difference between the user-input weight data and the detected weight data is greater than a threshold weight difference. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of monitoring aircraft cargo, comprising:
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receiving user-input weight data for one or more cargo units via a user interface; receiving weight data detected by one or more sensors coupled to the one or more cargo units or to one or more carriers for the one or more cargo units; comparing the user-input weight data to the detected weight data; and generating an alert when a difference between the user-input weight data and the detected weight data is greater than a threshold weight difference. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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