US 12,293,376 B2
Method for determining data to be transmitted off-aircraft for processing of aircraft weight and center of gravity information
C Kirk Nance, Keller, TX (US)
Filed by C Kirk Nance, Keller, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/886,677.
Application 15/917,149 is a division of application No. 14/924,332, filed on Oct. 27, 2015, granted, now 10,089,634, issued on Oct. 2, 2018.
Application 17/886,677 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/552,383, filed on Aug. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,416,871.
Application 16/552,383 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/917,149, filed on Mar. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,410,183, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2022/0414681 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G01G 19/07 (2006.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/018 (2013.01) [G01G 19/07 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft operation method of providing weight and center of gravity information for a flight of the aircraft, the aircraft having plural pressurized landing gear, the landing gear comprising telescoping landing gear struts that support weight of the aircraft while not in flight, the landing gear having strut seals for retaining pressure within the telescopic struts, the strut seals creating friction that interferes with free telescoping movement of the respective landing gear struts, which distort the direct relationship of measured pressure used to measure supported weight, the method comprising the steps of:
a. providing an activation device, the activation device being structured and arranged to generate an event trigger upon activation;
b. after generation of the event trigger by the activation device, measuring and recording internal pressure from the respective landing gear struts with an on-aircraft computer;
c. continuing to measure and record internal pressure from the landing gear struts for a period of time;
d. transmitting the recorded strut pressure measurements for the period of time to an off-aircraft computer;
e. processing the transmitted recorded strut pressure measurements and correcting for the friction interference created by the strut seals, using the off-aircraft computer;
f. determining a total weight of the aircraft and the aircraft center of gravity using the off-aircraft computer;
g. providing the total weight of the aircraft and the aircraft center of gravity from the off-aircraft computer to an operator of the aircraft.