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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US);
Inventors:
William A. Veronesi, Hartford, CT (US);
Alan Matthew Finn, Hebron, CT (US);
Zohaib T. Mian, Natick, MA (US);
Stephen E. Tongue, Hampden, MA (US);
Assignee:
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC., Burnsville, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 23/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64C 19/00 (2006.01); B66C 13/18 (2006.01); B66C 23/18 (2006.01); B66D 1/60 (2006.01); B66C 13/08 (2006.01); B66C 13/46 (2006.01); B66D 1/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01); B66C 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64C 19/00 (2013.01); B66C 13/085 (2013.01); B66C 13/18 (2013.01); B66C 13/46 (2013.01); B66C 23/18 (2013.01); B66D 1/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a hoist and hook assembly may determine a position of a target using a position sensor. A hook assembly may be positioned in response to the position of the target as detected by the position sensor. Positioning the hook assembly may include articulating a boom coupled to a hoist, using one or more local thrust sources on the hook assembly, and/or moving an airframe relative to the position of the target.