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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
James J. Troy, Issaquah, WA (US);
Katherine L. Varela, Seattle, WA (US);
Charles M. Richards, Kent, WA (US);
Nicholas Gholdoian, Kirkland, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
The system includes a drive vehicle configured to attach to the platform at a pivot point and to move the platform relative to the target object. One or more distance sensors are positioned to sense the target object, and one or more rotation angle sensors acquire an angular position of the drive vehicle relative to the platform. A processing circuit is configured to calculate one or more distances between the platform and the target object based on inputs from the one or more distance sensors. The processing circuit receives a command to move the drive vehicle in one or more forward, reverse, or rotational directions. The processing circuit allows motion in one or more directions in which the platform will not contact the target object and prevents motion in one or more directions that would cause the platform to contact the target object.