Hi,

I want to find the center of gravity of loaded sea containers.

As the contents and weights are constantly changing from one load to the next, is there a method of simply inputting the measured weights and distances of various (fixed) points beneath the sea container to yield the point of COG.

I have found several samples online but I want to ensure that I am calculating COG correctly.

Xcm = (m1 x X1) + (m2 x X2) + (m3 x X3) (Etc...) / m1 + m2 + m3 (Etc...)

Where m = measured weight at various (fixed) locations of the sea container.
And X = The measured distance from the left hand side of the sea container to various (fixed) locations where the weight was measured.

Also, does increasing the amount of measured locations increase the accuracy of my results?

If yes, can I rely on a calculation which only includes four points of measurement; one at each corner of the sea container?