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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Nils Kneuper, Bergkamen, DE;
Ralf Rene Cabos, Bergkamen, DE;
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An example methods for aircraft mass determination at pushback includes determining an acceleration of a pushback vehicle while moving an aircraft, determining a pushback force applied by the pushback vehicle while moving the aircraft, and determining a total mass of the aircraft based on the pushback force, the acceleration of the pushback vehicle during pushback, and a coefficient of static friction between tires of the aircraft and a surface on which the aircraft moves. An example system includes a pushback vehicle coupled to an acceleration sensor and a force sensor, and a computing device having one or more processors to determine a total mass of the aircraft based on the pushback force, the acceleration of the pushback vehicle during pushback, and a coefficient of static friction between tires of the aircraft and a surface on which the aircraft moves.