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Aerial refueling boom elevation estimation system

  • US 10,132,628 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2015
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of estimating an elevation angle of an aerial refueling boom on an aerial refueling aircraft, the method comprising:

  • collecting measured data signals from a hoist-cable length sensor, a plurality of aerial refueling boom position sensors, and a dynamic pressure sensor;

    generating a first database of measured data corresponding to the collected measured data signals;

    optimizing the measured data of the first database to create a second database of optimized data corresponding to the measured data, wherein the measured data includes measured aerial refueling boom elevation data and wherein the optimized data includes optimized aerial refueling boom elevation estimation data;

    comparing the optimized data to the measured data to determine a difference between the optimized aerial refueling boom elevation data and the measured aerial refueling boom elevation data to determine an elevation data error;

    determining if the elevation data error is greater than a predetermined threshold value;

    updating the optimized data if the elevation data error is greater than the predetermined threshold value; and

    utilizing the optimized data to determine the elevation angle of the aerial refueling boom.

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