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System and method for locating and displaying aircraft information

  • US 9,082,208 B2
  • Filed: 05/17/2012
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for displaying location or orientation-dependent images and information about an aircraft component, the system comprising:

  • a portable display;

    at least one infrared marker, radio frequency emitter, or laser emitter fixed to the portable display;

    at least one infrared marker, radio frequency emitter, or laser emitter fixed to the aircraft component;

    at least one location and orientation-determining component comprising least one of an infrared camera, a radio frequency receiver, and a laser receiver and configured to detect locations of the infrared markers, radio frequency emitters, or laser emitters, anda remote processor comprising a computing device and a memory storage device having a computer program executable by the computing device stored thereon, the computer program comprising;

    a code segment for receiving a signal indicative of a location of a known point on the aircraft component and calibrating a coordinate origin to correspond with the location of the known point;

    a code segment for receiving information from the location and orientation-determining component,a code segment for determining a current location and orientation of the portable display relative to the coordinate origin based on the information received from the location and orientation-determining component; and

    a code segment for outputting images to the portable display in realtime, wherein the images are views of a 3-dimensional model of the aircraft component rotated, zoomed, and panned based on the current location and orientation of the portable display relative to the coordinate origin.

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