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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2005
Neil Hutton, Ottawa, CA;
Neil Hutton, Ottawa, CA;
DEW Engineering and Development Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system for aligning an aircraft-engaging end of a passenger boarding bridge to a doorway along a lateral surface of an aircraft includes a receiver that is located aboard the aircraft for receiving a signal, including image data for being displayed to a user aboard the aircraft. The system further includes a display device located aboard the aircraft and in communication with the receiver, the display device for receiving the image data from the receiver and for displaying the image data in a human intelligible form to the user aboard the aircraft. A user interface is also located aboard the aircraft for receiving an input signal from the user, which is indicative of one of a go command and a no-go command for automatically aligning the passenger boarding bridge, and for providing data relating to the input signal. Additionally, a transmitter is located aboard the aircraft and in communication with the user interface, the transmitter for receiving the data relating to the input signal and for transmitting a second signal including the data relating to the input signal. During use, the image data relates to features along a lateral surface of the aircraft, the lateral surface including the doorway to which the passenger boarding bridge is to be aligned.