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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Nick S. Evans, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Eric R. Muir, Bothell, WA (US);
Kevin S. Callahan, Shoreline, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of aligning removable sensors mounted on a vehicle based upon sensor output of such sensors are described. Sensor output is collected from a removable sensor (e.g., a digital camera), and a representation of such sensor output is generated (e.g., a digital image). The representation of the sensor output is compared against a spatial template (e.g., a digital mask overlaid on the representation) to determine whether external references in the representation align with corresponding reference indicators in the spatial template. When alignment is required, the removable sensor is aligned by one or both of the following until the external references in a representation of sensor data at an updated current location align with the corresponding reference indicators in the spatial template: (i) adjusting the position of the removable sensor on the vehicle or (ii) adjusting the representation of the sensor output to simulate such repositioning.