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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Deepak Khosla, Camarillo, CA (US);
Leon Nguyen, Tarzana, CA (US);
William Kentarou Kaneko Leach, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Justin C. Hatcher, Sumner, WA (US);
James L. Clayton, Meridian, ID (US);
Yifan Yang, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul S. Idell, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Fan Hin Hung, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide fuel receptacle and boom tip position and pose estimation for aerial refueling. A video frame is received and within the video frame, aircraft keypoints for an aircraft to be refueled are determined. Based on at least the aircraft keypoints, a position and pose of a fuel receptacle on the aircraft is determined. Within the video frame, a boom tip keypoint for a boom tip of an aerial refueling boom is also determined. Based on at least the boom tip keypoint, a position and pose of the boom tip is determined. Based on at least the position and pose of the fuel receptacle and the position and pose of the boom tip, the aerial refueling boom is controlled to engage the fuel receptacle. Some examples overlay projections of an aircraft model on displayed video for a human observer.