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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Douglas H. Greiner, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Brian T. Holm-hansen, Lancaster, CA (US);
John P. Morehead, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Douglas H. Greiner, Stevenson Ranch, CA (US);
Brian T. Holm-Hansen, Lancaster, CA (US);
John P. Morehead, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for measuring a volume of a ballonet are provided. In some aspects, the system may include a plurality of sensors configured to transmit a plurality of signals toward an interior surface of the ballonet and to receive the plurality of signals reflected off of the interior surface of the ballonet, a distance calculating module configured to calculate a plurality of distances from the plurality of sensors to the interior surface of the ballonet using the received plurality of signals, and a mapping module configured to create a three-dimensional surface using the calculated plurality of distances. The system may further include a measurement module configured to calculate the volume of the ballonet using the three-dimensional surface.