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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Eric B. Gilbert, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2006.01); B60T 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/931 (2013.01); B60T 7/22 (2013.01); G01S 15/93 (2013.01); G08G 1/16 (2013.01); G08G 1/165 (2013.01); G08G 5/00 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9346 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9353 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9382 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for avoiding collisions with an aircraft ground-services vehicle includes using a proximity sensor attached to the ground-services vehicle to generate a proximity signal, and using a processor that stores a three-dimensional map of the ground-services vehicle's outer geometry. The three-dimensional map is modifiable upon in-use changes to the 3-D geometry of the ground-services vehicle. The processor uses the three-dimensional map and the proximity signal to determine whether a predetermined 3-D envelope around the vehicle has been breached, and notifies the vehicle of a breach.