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System and Method for Wirelessly Determining Fluid VolumeA system and method are provided for determining the volume of a fluid in container. Sensors are positioned at distinct locations in a container of a fluid. Each sensor is sensitive to an interface defined by the top surface of the fluid. Interfaces associated with at least three of the sensors are determined and used to find the volume of the fluid in the container in a geometric process.
Document ID
20090036333
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Woodard, Stanley E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Taylor, Bryant D. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
March 24, 2009
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/328468
Patent Number: NASA-Case-LAR-17116-1
Patent Number: US-Patent-7506541
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-Case-LAR-17116-1|US-Patent-7506541
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-11/328468

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