WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have demonstrated how a "structural health monitoring" system will likely be used to pinpoint damage in a new class of large metal fuel tanks for future spacecraft.

However, faults can develop, and the system may not function as designed. Hence the vehicle's PCM monitor runs self-checks to verify if there is airflow from the canister to the engine and whether ...

Measuring vehicle fuel tank levels using the Tank-I system has proved to be a successful solution, as it enables fleet operators to monitor, manage and, ultimately, protect their fuel, says ...

Other attacks could involve reconfiguring the system ... attacks or allow them to make a tank disappear from monitoring entirely and then physically steal fuel from it. “Among the organizations ...

A Delta flight had to make a U-turn over the Atlantic Ocean after experiencing a fuel imbalance. A fuel imbalance happens when the amount in the tanks in ... of fuel system components, variations ...