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Patent No.:

US 8260477 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2007
Applicants:

Mohammad F. Almalki, Dhahran, SA;

Moustafa Elshafei, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Mohammad F. Almalki, Dhahran, SA;

Moustafa Elshafei, Dhahran, SA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The method and apparatus for tracking a center of gravity (COG) of an air vehicle provides a precise calculation and updating of the COG by disposing a plurality of acceleration measuring devices on a circumference of one or more rings in a manner that establishes redundancy in acceleration measurement. A multivariable time-space adaptive technique is provided within a high speed digital signal processor (DSP) to calculate and update the position of the COG. The system provides the capability of executing a procedure that reduces dispersion in estimating angular velocities and lateral accelerations of a moving vehicle and corrects the vehicle's estimated angular velocities and lateral accelerations. In addition, a consistency check of the measured values from the acceleration measuring devices is performed to assist in fault detection and isolation of a faulty accelerometer in the system.


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Almalki, Mohammad. (2012). Method and apparatus for tracking center of gravity of air vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 8260477). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8260477

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