公开(公告)号：US08370002B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US12418228

申请日：2009-04-03

申请人： Stephen M. Stecko ,  Ronald G. Benjamin ,  Harry Wilbert Slusher ,  James M. Condon ,  Stanley S. Lew

发明人： Stephen M. Stecko ,  Ronald G. Benjamin ,  Harry Wilbert Slusher ,  James M. Condon ,  Stanley S. Lew

IPC分类号： G05D1/00

CPC分类号： B64D39/00

摘要： A method for performing missions with a refueling aircraft. A number of control stations are configured to selectively control a plurality of systems in the refueling aircraft to form a number of configured control stations. The plurality of systems includes a refueling system and a number of other systems. Each of the plurality of systems is capable of performing a different mission. A number of missions are performed during flight using the number of configured control stations.

摘要翻译： 用加油飞机执行任务的方法。 多个控制站被配置为选择性地控制加油飞机中的多个系统以形成多个配置的控制站。 多个系统包括加油系统和多个其他系统。 多个系统中的每一个能够执行不同的任务。 飞行中使用配置的控制台数量执行了一些任务。

公开(公告)号：US07298291B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-20

申请号：US11193667

申请日：2005-07-29

申请人： German von Thal ,  Ronald G Benjamin

发明人： German von Thal ,  Ronald G Benjamin

IPC分类号： G08B21/00

CPC分类号： B64D39/00

摘要： A vision system and method for use on a refueling tanker to assist a boom operator in performing an airborne refueling operation on a receiver aircraft. The system includes a digital camera system, a sensor subsystem and a processing system that receives information from the sensor system and the camera system. The processing system includes video processing capability and a graphics generator that generates a two dimensional graphics symbology set that is displayed on a display terminal along with a real time image of the boom and the receiver aircraft. The graphics symbology set includes a plurality of graphic symbols that indicate the position of the refueling boom and the position of the receiver aircraft relative to a desired contact zone within which physical contact between the boom tip and a refueling receptacle on the receiver aircraft can be made. The graphics symbology set also makes use of various colors to indicate warning conditions to the boom operator.

摘要翻译： 一种在加油油轮上使用的视觉系统和方法，用于协助吊臂操作者在接收机上执行机载加油操作。 该系统包括数字照相机系统，传感器子系统和从传感器系统和相机系统接收信息的处理系统。 处理系统包括视频处理能力和图形生成器，其生成显示在显示终端上的二维图形符号系统以及吊杆和接收机飞行器的实时图像。 图形符号系列包括多个图形符号，其指示加油臂的位置和接收器飞机相对于期望的接触区域的位置，在该接触区域内可以制造在接收器飞行器上的起重臂末端和加油容器之间的物理接触 。 图形符号系统还使用各种颜色来指示吊臂操作员的警告状况。

公开(公告)号：US20100256838A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-07

申请号：US12418228

申请日：2009-04-03

申请人： Stephen M. Stecko ,  Ronald G. Benjamin ,  Harry Wilbert Slusher ,  James M. Condon ,  Stanley S. Lew

发明人： Stephen M. Stecko ,  Ronald G. Benjamin ,  Harry Wilbert Slusher ,  James M. Condon ,  Stanley S. Lew

IPC分类号： G05D1/00

CPC分类号： B64D39/00

摘要： A method for performing missions with a refueling aircraft. A number of control stations are configured to selectively control a plurality of systems in the refueling aircraft to form a number of configured control stations. The plurality of systems includes a refueling system and a number of other systems. Each of the plurality of systems is capable of performing a different mission. A number of missions are performed during flight using the number of configured control stations.

摘要翻译： 用加油飞机执行任务的方法。 多个控制站被配置为选择性地控制加油飞机中的多个系统以形成多个配置的控制站。 多个系统包括加油系统和多个其他系统。 多个系统中的每一个能够执行不同的任务。 飞行中使用配置的控制台数量执行了一些任务。

公开(公告)号：US07309048B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-18

申请号：US11193668

申请日：2005-07-29

申请人： German von Thal ,  Ronald G Benjamin

发明人： German von Thal ,  Ronald G Benjamin

IPC分类号： B64D39/00

CPC分类号： B64D39/00

摘要： A vision system and method for use on a refueling tanker to assist a boom operator in performing an airborne refueling operation on a receiver aircraft. The system includes a digital camera system, a sensor subsystem and a processing system that receives information from the sensor system and the camera system. The processing system includes video processing capability and a graphics generator that generates a two dimensional graphics symbology set that is displayed on a display terminal along with a real time image of the boom and the receiver aircraft. The graphics symbology set includes a plurality of graphic symbols that indicate the position of the refueling boom and the position of the receiver aircraft relative to a desired contact zone within which physical contact between the boom tip and a refueling receptacle on the receiver aircraft can be made. The graphics symbology set also makes use of various colors to indicate warning conditions to the boom operator.