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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2009
Applicant:
Armando Benavides, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Armando Benavides, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for determining a propellant content and a center of gravity in a three-axis stabilized spacecraft includes a ranging device that is coupled to an interior of a propellant tank of the spacecraft. The ranging device is configured to receive a ranging echo to facilitate determining a location of a membrane within the propellant tank.