Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aligning aircraft with runway centerline during takeoff
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Application No.: US16168429Application Date: 2018-10-23
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Publication No.: US11364992B2Publication Date: 2022-06-21
- Inventor: Stephen G. Dame
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; B64C13/16 ; G06T7/00 ; G06T7/70 ; B64C9/00 ; B64C39/02 ; G05D1/00 ; G06T7/60

Abstract:
Described herein is an example method for aligning an aircraft with a centerline of a runway during takeoff. The method includes accessing a first image captured by a first camera mounted on a first side of the aircraft; accessing a second image captured by a second camera mounted on a second side of the aircraft that is opposite the first side; determining a first angle between a first marked line on the runway in the first image and a first reference line in the first image; determining a second angle between a second marked line on the runway in the second image and a second reference line in the second image; and based on the first angle and the second angle, moving a control surface of the aircraft such that the aircraft moves closer to the centerline of the runway.
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