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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Steve G. Mackin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jason J. Jackowski, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to monitor a shock wave proximate a surface of an aircraft are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first camera at a first location on an aircraft to capture a first image of a surface of the aircraft during a first time period, and capture a second image of the surface during a second time period, a second camera at a second location to capture a third image of the surface during the first time period, and capture a fourth image of the surface during the second time period. The example apparatus further includes a position calculator to identify a first position of a shock wave based on the first and third images, and a second position based on the second and fourth images, and calculate a difference between the first and the second positions, and a command generator to generate a command to control at least one of an actuator and a control surface based on the difference.