Communications: electrical – Aircraft alarm or indicating systems – Docking guidance
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-20
2007-11-20
Swarthout, Brent A. (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Aircraft alarm or indicating systems
Docking guidance
C340S953000, C244S13500B
Reexamination Certificate
active
11193667
ABSTRACT:
A vision system and method for use on a refueling tanker to assist a boom operator in performing an airborne refueling operation on a receiver aircraft. The system includes a digital camera system, a sensor subsystem and a processing system that receives information from the sensor system and the camera system. The processing system includes video processing capability and a graphics generator that generates a two dimensional graphics symbology set that is displayed on a display terminal along with a real time image of the boom and the receiver aircraft. The graphics symbology set includes a plurality of graphic symbols that indicate the position of the refueling boom and the position of the receiver aircraft relative to a desired contact zone within which physical contact between the boom tip and a refueling receptacle on the receiver aircraft can be made. The graphics symbology set also makes use of various colors to indicate warning conditions to the boom operator.
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Benjamin Ronald G
Thal German von
Swarthout Brent A.
The Boeing Company
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