AUTOFLUG FUEL GAUGING SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Mechanical Measurement
Sensor Type Function Specialty
Interface Principle

fuel height sensing

capacitance
Fuel Gauge fuel type compensation multifuntional
flange mounted
Transmitter sensor package, inde-
bottom
Type 1 high level sensing pendent level sensing
optical
low level sensing Fuel Systems
capacitance fuel height sensing for Aerospace, Land Vehicle and Industrial Applications
Fuel Gauge flange mounted light weight,
Transmitter bottom independent
Type 2 or sloping level sensing
optical high level sensing

Fuel Gauge flange mounted

Transmitter top, bottom capacitance fuel height sensing light weight
Type 3 or sloping

capacitance fuel height sensing

Fuel Gauge
flange mounted CAN bus,
Transmitter
top or bottom fuel mass calculation
CAN bus
fuel temperature com-
thermistor
pensation

Fuel Gauge flange mounted

precise gauging PIONEER AND DRIVER OF INNOVATION
capabilities in difficult
IN RESCUE AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY.
Transmitter top or bottom capacitance fuel height sensing
and complex fuel tank
Flexible (in guiding tube)
geometries

Thinking Safety – AUTOFLUG is true to this motto. A medium- The AUTOFLUG range of products and services comprises:
high accuracy sized family firm now in the third generation, AUTOFLUG has • Safety seats for helicopters, transport aircraft and land
Fuel Level Sensor clamp mounted capacitance fuel level sensing and extended
temperature range been a leading provider of products and services since the early vehicles
days of aviation, specifically focusing on rescuing people and • Maintenance and repair of Martin-Baker ejection seats
ensuring their safety. for the German Air Force
clamp-clamp • Harnesses and restraint systems for aircraft and
light weight, easy
Fuel Gauge mounted As a globally recognized supplier and service partner of the land vehicles
capacitance fuel height sensing to install, internal
Transmitter top, bottom
fuel tank mounting
or sloping international aviation industry and for defence technology, • Protective equipment for pilots, such as NBC and
the company with approximately 250 employees develops, anti-G suits
communication with other avionic systems via CAN bus, produces and services a wide range of textile, mechanical and • Personal survival packs (PSPs)
ARINC 429, MIL BUS 1553 B and others e.g. TTP, RS 232, discrete I/O
electronic components and systems, among others. • Rescue parachutes, brake parachutes and recovery
fuel quantity calculation in consideration of fuel type and fuel characteristics as well parachute systems
as flight attitude and acceleration compensation
Signal Conditioning Unit AUTOFLUG, based in Rellingen (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), • Fuel measuring and control systems for aircraft and
wall mounted
(SCU) pump and valve control has decades of experience and expertise in the areas of rescue land vehicles
and safety, ergonomics, textiles, mechanical systems, precision • Technical / logistical support: technical logistics, tech-
independent level sensing
engineering, electronics, software as well as measurement and nical documentation, training solutions, obsolescence
built-in test (BIT) control technology. management

Auxiliary Fuel Tanks Crashworthy Fuel Tanks for Helicopters AUTOFLUG GMBH • INDUSTRIESTR. 10 • 25462 RELLINGEN, GERMANY
PHONE: +49 4101 307-0 • FAX: +49 4101 307-110 • SALES@AUTOFLUG.DE

11-2015
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RECOGNIZED SYSTEM EXPERTISE IN FUEL MEASURING AUTOFLUG fuelSENS & fuelDATA - AUTOFLUG fuelPLUS - EXTENDED RANGE SYSTEMS –
TECHNOLOGY AND CONTROL ENGINEERING. FLEXIBLE, SMART AND MODULAR SOLUTIONS. CRASHWORTY, SAFE, RELIABLE, MAINTAINABLE.

AUTOFLUG fuelSENS AUTOFLUG AUXILIARY FUEL SYSTEMS

AUTOFLUG provides a wide range of Fuel Gauge Transmitters AUTOFLUG provides crashworthy Auxiliary Fuel Tanks for
and Fuel Level Sensors. AUTOFLUG Fuel Sensors are based on helicopters. The Auxiliary Fuel Tanks are used to extend flight
company standardised components such as tubes, flanges, level time and operating range.
sensors, electronics, cables and connectors.
AUTOFLUG FUEL SYSTEM CAPABILITIES The crashworthy design of the Auxiliary Fuel Tanks protects the
For decades AUTOFLUG has designed and developed Fuel In short time prototypes can be configured, built, tested and occupants such that survivable crashes do not result in post-
Quantity Measurement and Fuel Management Systems for qualified. Series production can follow immediately thereafter. crash fires leading to fatalities or thermal injuries.
fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
and armoured land vehicles. AUTOFLUG delivers: AUTOFLUG performs fuel tank studies based on customer supplied Tanks are available in different shapes and sizes ranging from as
CAD data in order to define the required quantity and position of low as 30 gallons up to 800 gallons of fuel. Auxiliary Fuel Tanks
AUTOFLUG fuelSENS Fuel Sensors. A Fuel Compensator can be integrated into the are easily installed or removed without the use of tools. Auxiliary
• Fuel Gauge Transmitter (rigid and flexible) Fuel Quantity Measurement System to improve accuracy by Fuel Tanks can be provided with self-sealing capability.
• Free Water Detector compensation for different fuel types and fuel temperatures.
• Fuel Level Sensor Fuel Quantity Gauging of Auxiliary Fuel Tanks is provided by
• Fuel Compensator The fuel gauging length can be adapted in accordance with AUTOFLUG active capacitance type Fuel Gauge Transmitters that
• Temperature Sensor customer requirements. can either be interfaced directly to the avionics or be connected
to an AUTOFLUG Indicator or Signal Conditioning Unit.
AUTOFLUG fuelDATA
• Fuel Management Controller Auxiliary Fuel Tanks can provide gravity or pressure refueling
• Data Concentrator capabilities.
• Signal Conditioning Unit
• Cockpit Fuel Panel AUTOFLUG fuelDATA
• External Fuel Panel The AUTOFLUG Signal Conditioning Units (SCU) are designed
and manufactured in various configurations for Fuel Quantity
AUTOFLUG fuelPLUS Measurement Systems (FQMS) and Fuel Management
• Crashworthy Fuel Tanks for Helicopters Systems (FMS).

Fuel Sensor Technologies
Active Capacitance Type, Optical Rigid and Flexible Versions AUTOFLUG ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES
The AUTOFLUG design and development capabilities include:
Sensor Output Signals • Fuel gauging and fuel management layout, design and
Frequency modulated, Pulse Width Modulated (PWM), integration
CAN bus, TTP and others. • Hardware, Software and Functional Specifications
• Multifunctional fuel sensor design and integration
Installation Options • Sensor adaptation to customer requirements
Rigid Sensors available in flange, clamp and spring loaded • Control Unit system design
versions. Flexible Sensors installed in guiding tubes (straight or • Software design
bended as required.) • Reliability, Maintainability, Testability predictions
• Qualification
• Documentation
• Integrated Logistic Support (ILS)
AUTOFLUG Signal Conditioning Units perform the following major
FLEXIBLE FUEL GAUGE TRANSMITTER functions:
The AUTOFLUG flexible Fuel Gauge Transmitter is designed to measure fuel in complex, • Fuel Quantity Measurement
difficult to access and / or large tank geometries. The sensor is mounted by means of • Fuel Level Sensing (independent)
a flange. • Fuel Management
• System Monitoring and Built-In Test
For installation in the fuel tank, a guiding tube for the Fuel Gauge Transmitter will be
pre-installed into a complex fuel tank section. The flexible sensor part will be installed The SCU contains different electronic circuitry designed in
into this guiding tube and the flexible sensitive element follows the shape of the accordance with RTCA / DO-254 to satisfy all functional and
guiding tube. As an alternative the sensor can be provided with a guiding tube and the environmental requirements.
complete assembly will thereafter be mounted into the fuel tank.
The AUTOFLUG SCU software is of modular design and can be
The flexible sensor is an active capacitance type sensor. The capacitor‘s conductive tailored to a specific application with minimized programming
surfaces are provided by a plastic structure. The measured capacitance is dependent effort. The Software is developed and verified in accordance
on the fuel height at the sensor. with RTCA / DO-178B.

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