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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael Christian Büddefeld, Hessen, DE;
Miriam Cornel, Bavaria, DE;
Stuart Cocks, Fareham, GB;
Millie Irene Sterling, Wiesbaden, DE;
Andres Munoz Hernandez, Bayern, DE;
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A method of detecting ice on a surface of an aircraft includes obtaining a first series of images captured by one or more cameras onboard the aircraft. The method also includes performing data reduction operations to generate a second series of images. The method further includes generating feature data based on the second series of images, where the feature data is indicative of changes over time of pixel data of the second series of images. The method also includes generating, based on the feature data, input data for a trained classifier and determining, using the trained classifier, whether ice is present on one or more surfaces of the aircraft.