[특허]Continuous fuel management system for automatic control of aircraft center of gravity

Embraer S.A.

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Continuous fuel management system for automatic control of aircraft center of gravity

국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B64C-017/10
미국특허분류(USC)	244/135C; 244/135R
출원번호	US-0197737 (2008-08-25)
등록번호	US-8226040 (2012-07-24)
발명자 / 주소	Neto, Rubens Domecildes
출원인 / 주소	Embraer S.A.
대리인 / 주소	Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 17 인용 특허 : 9

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Fuel transference between aircraft fuel tanks, disposed in different locations, is used to maintain the aircraft Center of Gravity close to the aft limit of the certified Center of Gravity versus weight envelope. Continuous fuel transfer decreases the control band thus enhancing aircraft performance.

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1. On an aircraft, an onboard active center of gravity control system with continuous fuel transference between fuel tanks, comprising: at least one variable flow control element that is fluid-coupled between said fuel tanks, said flow control element capable of providing a variable flow rate of fuel between said fuel tanks; andan electronic controller coupled to electronically control said at least one flow control element, said electronic controller dynamically controlling said variable flow rate of fuel transfer between said fuel tanks to optimize aircraft center of gravity. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein said electronic controller provides continual transference of fuel between said fuel tanks at a rate commensurate with fuel burn during cruise flight operation to maintain the aircraft center of gravity within a pre-selected aft center of gravity envelope. 3. The system of claim 1 further including sensors that sense aircraft mass distribution, and wherein said electronic controller is coupled to said sensors and estimates the aircraft center of gravity at least in part in response to said sensed aircraft mass distribution. 4. The system of claim 1 wherein said electronic controller accesses data indicating distribution of fuel and non-fuel mass on the aircraft. 5. The system of claim 1 wherein said electronic controller schedules end-of-flight fuel transference to ensure that a main tank fuel content complies with fuel regulations for landing. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein said electronic controller controls said flow control element to remain on continually. 7. The system of claim 1 wherein said electronic controller selectively deactuates said flow control element. 8. The system of claim 1 wherein said electronic controller includes a Center of Gravity Estimation Box (CGEB) that receives and processes signals from sensors and inputs to provide output, said CGEB converting information in terms of aircraft center of gravity to the variable flow rate of fuel required to be transferred between fuel tanks continually. 9. The system of claim 8 wherein said flow control element comprises pumps and/or valves able to modulate the variable flow rate of fuel according to the CGEB output to take the aircraft center of gravity to an optimum position. 10. The system of claim 1 further including a plurality of fuel tanks disposed in different zones of the aircraft with communicating fuel lines able to transfer fuel between the plurality of fuel tanks. 11. A method of providing continual transference of fuel between fuel tanks on board an aircraft at a rate commensurate with fuel burn during cruise flight operation, said method comprising: sensing at least one flight parameter;estimating current aircraft center of gravity at least in part in response to said sensed flight parameter and stored data; andin response to said estimating, automatically actuating a variable flow element that is fluid-coupled between a main tank and an auxiliary tank to maintain the current aircraft center of gravity within a pre-selected aft center of gravity envelope during flight. 12. The method of claim 11 further wherein said sensing includes sensing aircraft mass distribution, and said estimating comprises estimating the current aircraft center of gravity at least in part in response to said sensed aircraft mass distribution. 13. The method of claim 11 wherein said stored data indicates distribution of fuel and non-fuel mass on the aircraft. 14. The method of claim 11 further including scheduling end-of-flight fuel transference to ensure main tank fuel content complies with fuel regulations for landing. 15. The method of claim 11 further includes controlling said variable flow element to remain on continually. 16. The method of claim 11 further including selectively deactuating said variable flow element. 17. The method of claim 11 further including converting information representing aircraft center of gravity to fuel flow required to be shifted between the main and auxiliary fuel tanks. 18. The method of claim 17 further including modulating fuel flow to take the current aircraft center of gravity to an optimum position. 19. The method of claim 11 further including bidirectionally transferring fuel between a plurality of fuel tanks disposed in different zones of the aircraft. 20. A system for providing continual transference of fuel between fuel tanks on board an aircraft at a rate commensurate with fuel burn during cruise flight operation, said system comprising: means for sensing at least one flight parameter;means for estimating current aircraft center of gravity at least in part in response to said sensed flight parameter and stored data; andmeans responsive to said estimating for automatically actuating a variable flow element between a main tank and an auxiliary tank to shift fuel between the main tank and the auxiliary tank and thereby maintain aircraft center of gravity within a pre-selected aft center of gravity envelope during flight.

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