Remote optical control surface indication system
First Claim
1. An optical control surface indication system comprising:
- a base assembly comprising a base plate and first and second mechanisms configured to respectively engage first and second features on a vehicular structure having a control surface movably coupled thereto;
a camera having a field of view that encompasses a portion of an end face of the control surface when the first and second mechanisms are engaged with the first and second features and when the control surface is in a neutral position;
a source of light that is activatable to project light that illuminates the portion of the end face of the control surface;
a first display screen comprising an array of pixels; and
a first computing system configured to perform the following operations;
processing image data captured by the camera to determine a current position of the control surface relative to a neutral position of the control surface; and
controlling the first display screen to display symbology indicating the current position of the control surface relative to its neutral position.
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Abstract
A remote optical control surface indication system comprising mechanisms configured to engage heads of respective fasteners that attach an alignment indexing plate to a vehicular structure having a control surface coupled thereto. The system further comprises: a camera having a field of view that encompasses a portion of an end face of the control surface when the mechanisms are engaged with the fasteners and when the control surface is in a neutral position; a source of light that is activatable to project light that illuminates the end face of the control surface; a display screen comprising an array of pixels; and a computing system configured to process image data captured by the camera to determine a current position of a centerline of the end face of the control surface relative to a baseline position and control the display screen to display symbology indicating the current position relative to the baseline position.
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12 Claims
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1. An optical control surface indication system comprising:
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a base assembly comprising a base plate and first and second mechanisms configured to respectively engage first and second features on a vehicular structure having a control surface movably coupled thereto; a camera having a field of view that encompasses a portion of an end face of the control surface when the first and second mechanisms are engaged with the first and second features and when the control surface is in a neutral position; a source of light that is activatable to project light that illuminates the portion of the end face of the control surface; a first display screen comprising an array of pixels; and a first computing system configured to perform the following operations; processing image data captured by the camera to determine a current position of the control surface relative to a neutral position of the control surface; and controlling the first display screen to display symbology indicating the current position of the control surface relative to its neutral position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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