The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Esposito, La Grande, OR (US);
James J. Troy, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/16 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); H04N 25/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G01S 5/16 (2013.01); G06T 7/75 (2017.01); G06T 17/05 (2013.01); G01S 2205/03 (2020.05); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); H04N 25/00 (2023.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices that determine a position on the ground of a laser that emits a laser beam that strikes an aircraft. The process includes determining a strike position from a camera that is located on the aircraft. A relative direction vector of the laser beam is computed with respect to the camera. The relative direction vector is converted into a global coordinate direction vector. The position on the ground of the laser is determined based on a point where the global coordinate direction vector intersects with the ground representation.