Predictive valve control system
Abstract
A pressure control system may include a plurality of inflatable objects, each of the inflatable objects having a respective pressure sensor and a respective inflation valve, wherein each of the inflation valves has a behavior profile predictive of an amount of current used by the valve when operated. A valve controller of the system may have a pressure management circuit that receives information from the pressure sensors and is configured to automatically maintain a respective selected pressure in each of the inflatable objects by issuing commands to operate the inflation valves. An electrical current management circuit of the valve controller may be configured to predict, based on the valve behavior profiles, what effect the command would have on a total current usage, when executed, and automatically prevent any command that would cause the total current usage to exceed a maximum allowable current.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- The Boeing Co., Chicago, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1771690
- Patent Number(s):
- 10852754
- Application Number:
- 15/659,558
- Assignee:
- The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NNK14MA75C
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 07/25/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Piraner, Alexander, Vo, Son T., and Pauley, Jr., Wayne A. Predictive valve control system. United States: N. p., 2020.
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Piraner, Alexander, Vo, Son T., & Pauley, Jr., Wayne A. Predictive valve control system. United States.
Piraner, Alexander, Vo, Son T., and Pauley, Jr., Wayne A. Tue .
"Predictive valve control system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1771690.
@article{osti_1771690,
title = {Predictive valve control system},
author = {Piraner, Alexander and Vo, Son T. and Pauley, Jr., Wayne A.},
abstractNote = {A pressure control system may include a plurality of inflatable objects, each of the inflatable objects having a respective pressure sensor and a respective inflation valve, wherein each of the inflation valves has a behavior profile predictive of an amount of current used by the valve when operated. A valve controller of the system may have a pressure management circuit that receives information from the pressure sensors and is configured to automatically maintain a respective selected pressure in each of the inflatable objects by issuing commands to operate the inflation valves. An electrical current management circuit of the valve controller may be configured to predict, based on the valve behavior profiles, what effect the command would have on a total current usage, when executed, and automatically prevent any command that would cause the total current usage to exceed a maximum allowable current.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {12}
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