Dynamic center of gravity determination

摘要

A computer-implemented method for determining center of gravity of a tiltrotor aircraft includes storing a multi-dimensional matrix mapping multiple tiltrotor aircraft parameters to a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) centers of gravity of the tiltrotor aircraft, where each 3D center of gravity includes a respective longitudinal center of gravity, lateral center of gravity, and vertical center of gravity. The method includes receiving input signals from corresponding on-board sensors, where the input signals represent characteristics of the tiltrotor aircraft, determining tiltrotor aircraft parameters from the input signals, identifying, from the multi-dimensional matrix mapping, a longitudinal center of gravity, a lateral center of gravity, and a vertical center of gravity that corresponds to the determined tiltrotor aircraft parameters, and providing the identified longitudinal center of gravity, the identified lateral center of gravity, and the identified vertical center of gravity in response to receiving the input signals.

主权项

1. An on-board tiltrotor aircraft system for determining center of gravity of the tiltrotor aircraft, the system comprising:
one or more computers; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
storing a multi-dimensional matrix mapping a plurality of tiltrotor aircraft parameters to a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) centers of gravity of the tiltrotor aircraft, each 3D center of gravity comprising a respective longitudinal center of gravity, lateral center of gravity, and vertical center of gravity;receiving a plurality of input signals from a corresponding plurality of on-board sensors, the plurality of input signals representing characteristics of the tiltrotor aircraft;determining one or more tiltrotor aircraft parameters from the plurality of input signals;identifying, from the multi-dimensional matrix mapping, a longitudinal center of gravity, a lateral center of gravity, and a vertical center of gravity that corresponds to the determined one or more tiltrotor aircraft parameters; andproviding the identified longitudinal center of gravity, the identified lateral center of gravity, and the identified vertical center of gravity in response to receiving the plurality of input signals.