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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard Golob, Shoreline, WA (US);
Justin Cleve Hatcher, Seattle, WA (US);
Jung Soon Jang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kimberly Ann Hinson, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey L. Musgrave, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 9/00 (2006.01); B64D 39/00 (2006.01); G01C 25/00 (2006.01); G01C 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 9/005 (2013.01); B64D 39/00 (2013.01); G01C 9/02 (2013.01); G01C 25/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerial refueling boom elevation estimation ('ARBEE') system for estimating an elevation angle of an aerial refueling boom on an aerial refueling aircraft is described. The ARBEE system may include a data collector, storage unit, optimizer, and comparator.