Systems and methods for determining a fuel level measurement of a fuel tank using optical sensor

• Main Authors: Kasim, Kawthar, Truzzi, Paul Scott, Carralero, Michael A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.11.2018
• Subjects: AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; MEASURING; MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUIDLEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; TESTING; TRANSPORTING

An example fuel quantity indicating system includes a fuel tank, optical sensors mounted inside the fuel tank that each include a sensor chip and a diaphragm that deflects when ambient pressure differs from a reference pressure of the sensor chip, an optical fiber bundle that has an optical fiber co...