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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William R. Clos, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Darrin M. Noe, Arlington, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 9/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); B64D 2009/006 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0075 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a controller, a signal from each load cell of a plurality of load cells coupled to an aircraft cargo roller panel of an aircraft. Each signal is indicative of a load experienced by the load cell when cargo is on the aircraft cargo roller panel. The method also includes determining, based on the signals, a weight of the cargo, a center of gravity of the cargo, or both.