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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Laser Technology, Inc., Centennial, CO (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Clifford, Bolton, CA;
Neil T. Heeke, Centennial, CO (US);
Assignee:
Laser Technology, Inc., Centennial, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/002 (2013.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01);
Abstract
A tail dock anti-collision system for augmenting positioning of an aircraft in a maintenance facility which comprises lateral alignment sensors disposed on opposing sides of the aircraft and a backup tracking sensor directed toward the tail section. A processor, for example a programmable logic controller, is coupled to, and operatively controls, the sensors to provide an indication to a principal guide of the aircraft docking procedure of the relative position of the aircraft with respect to a centerline and platform of the maintenance facility.