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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7999699 | System for aiding the guidance of an aircraft on an airport The general field of the invention is that of systems for aiding the guidance of an aircraft on an airport. The system according to the invention comprises means for determining at least one element of the topology of the airport in relation to the position of the a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7932838 | Aircraft collision avoidance system A system for monitoring a volume of space surrounding an aircraft having a plurality of extremity portions includes a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is disposed at a respective corresponding one of the aircraft extremity portions. Each sensor is configured to gen... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7649476 | System and method for identifying an aircraft during approach to a stopping position A method for guiding an aircraft toward a stopping position within an aircraft stand of an airport comprises using a visual docking guidance system (VDGS) associated with the aircraft stand for displaying first instructions for guiding the aircraft toward the stoppi... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7382284 | Aircraft surface operations guidance on head up display The present invention is a method and system of aircraft surface operations guidance on a head up display. An aircraft surface operations guidance method includes the following steps. At time t1, a taxi guidance cue and a trend vector are displayed on a h... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7336805 | Docking assistant Many day-to-day driving situations require that an operator of a motor vehicle guide the motor vehicle along a specific course and bring the vehicle to a stop at a specific location, for example in a parking bay or at a loading platform. To assist a vehicle operator... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7309048 | Vision system and method incorporating graphics symbology for use in a tanker refueling system 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... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7298291 | Graphical symbology apparatus for use in an airborne refueling system 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... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7253748 | Foreign object detection system and method A system for detection of foreign objects on airport travel surfaces including a plurality of foreign object detector modules mounted on a corresponding plurality of existing aircraft travel surface lighting supports, the plurality of foreign object detector modules... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7230632 | Airport display method including changing zoom scales An airport display method including the steps of providing data related to an airport, selecting a degree of zoom for the airport to be displayed on a displayed from a plurality of different degrees of zoom, controlling the display to display in the at least one win... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222017 | Method and system for entering and displaying ground taxi instructions A system and method are provided for the efficient entry and display of ground taxi routes on an electronic airport map display. The system may include a touchscreen entry device, a display device, a computer, a map database, a vehicle position sensor and a transmit... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7106183 | Rearview camera and sensor system for vehicles A rearview system component for a vehicle including a housing for attachment to the vehicle, a camera positioned in the housing to have a first axial direction, a first sensor positioned in the housing to have a second axial direction, and a second sensor positioned... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093314 | Beacon docking system with visual guidance display A system for aligning one end of a passenger loading bridge to an aircraft having a doorway is provided. A transmitter is disposed within a space of a side-wall of an aircraft, the side-wall including an inner wall defining an interior surface of the side-wall and a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069613 | Method and apparatus for aligning an aircraft with a passenger loading bridge Disclosed is a method and system for aligning a door of an aircraft to a passenger loading bridge. A final parking position of the aircraft is defined as being immediately adjacent to a position of the passenger loading bridge, such that when the aircraft is stopped... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7039506 | Light system for defining line of approach A light system for defining a line of approach uses light sources arranged in an array. The light sources are arranged such that they define a primary field-of-view (FOV) from which all of the light sources are visible. Less than all of the light sources are visible... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030354 | Automatically controlling apparatus and an automatically controlling system of a boarding bridge, which can improve a reliability due to an automatic operation, and a position matching method of a boarding bridge An automatic controlling apparatus of a boarding bridge to match a position of the boarding bridge with an airplane, includes: a light irradiator, an optical sensor, and an actuator. The light irradiator irradiates a light to the airplane. The optical sensor can det... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7010401 | System for guiding a vehicle to a position A system provides guidance to a vehicle on an approach to a position. A guidance transmitter stationed at the position includes light sources arranged in an array and a controller coupled to the light sources. The array defines a primary field-of-view (FOV) from whi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7002488 | Light guidance system for guiding an aircraft service vehicle to a parking position adjacent to an aircraft A guidance system guides a driver to drive a service vehicle, such as a baggage loading vehicle, into a prescribed parking position adjacent to an aircraft without colliding with the aircraft. The guidance system includes at least two indicator markers, preferably m... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6963293 | System and method of preventing aircraft wingtip ground incursion An apparatus and method for tracking aircraft wingtip position during taxi operations to prevent wingtip ground incursion. A patterned illumination source is attached proximal the wingtips to project a readily discernable target pattern in the direction of taxi trav... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957132 | Method of guiding a vehicle to a position A method of guiding a vehicle to a position is provided. Light sources arranged in an array are placed at a position with the light sources defining a primary field-of-view (FOV) from which all of the light sources are visible. Less than all of the light sources are... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6940994 | Passive power line detection system for aircraft A passive, real-time obstacle detection system is provided that determines the presence of small, curvilinear objects such as power lines. The system generally comprises a payload system having an infrared image detection system, a crew interface having a display fo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935595 | Pilot director light utilizing light emitting diode (LED) technology Pilot Director Lights (PDLs) mounted on the exterior of a refueling tanker aircraft (10) utilize light emitting diodes (LEDs) (213) as a light source to provide visual information to the pilot of an approaching aircraft (30). The PDLs may includ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6914542 | Method and system for parking aircraft at an airport A method and system for parking aircraft at an airport terminal having a plurality of passenger loading bridges is disclosed. According to the invention, a parking space is defined at the terminal for an aircraft of a known type, such that at least a desired clearan... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6894625 | Service vehicle attachment warning apparatus An aircraft ground power unit (GPU) is equipped with a device that warns personnel with a flashing light and a siren when the unsafe condition exists of the GPU being connected to both the tug and the aircraft at the same time. Similar devices can be used on other t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6888476 | Control method for video guidance sensor system A method is provided for controlling operations in a video guidance sensor system wherein images of laser output signals transmitted by the system and returned from a target are captured and processed by the system to produce data used in tracking of the target. Six... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6807511 | Aircraft identification and docking guidance systems A laser range finder (LRF) is used to identify an aircraft approaching a gate. The LRF is directed at the aircraft, and from the echoes, a profile is derived and compared to known profiles. To distinguish among aircraft with similar profiles, the LRF is directed at ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6771185 | Parking guidance and management system A parking guidance and management system. The system provides graphical information regarding the relative availability of parking spaces within a parking garage or other large facility. The system relies on a pair of sensors in each space which combine to provide h... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6762694 | Centerline identification in a docking guidance system The present invention achieves an accurate and quick centerline identification in a docking guidance system and further a verification of a centerline configuration. Heretofore, it is proposed to scan (S1) an apron in front of a docking stand (16) with... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6757927 | Beacon docking system for automatically aligning a passenger loading bridge to a doorway of an aircraft Disclosed is a system and method for automatically aligning an end of a passenger loading bridge with a doorway of an aircraft. A beacon is transmitted from the doorway of the aircraft. The location is sensed and from the sensed beacon a direction for moving of the ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6742210 | Beacon docking system for automatically aligning a passenger loading bridge to a doorway of an aircraft Disclosure is a system and method for automatically aligning an end of a passenger loading bridge with a doorway of an aircraft. A beacon is transmitted from the doorway of the aircraft. The beacon is sensed and from the sensed beacon a direction for moving of the e... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6724314 | Automated passenger loading bridge Disclosed is a method and apparatus for automatically aligning a passenger bridge to a door of an aircraft. The apparatus includes a sensor in the form of a laser range finder, a local computer for receiving signals from the sensor and for controlling bridge movemen... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6690295 | System for determining the position of vehicles at an airport Device for determining the position of an aircraft (11) at an airport, includes a plurality of sensors (5) for detecting at least one radio signal originating from a vehicle (11), in which the plurality of sensors (5) are preferably positioned at regular ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6637063 | Beacon docking system for automatically aligning a passenger loading bridge to a doorway of an aircraft Disclosed is a system and method for automatically aligning an end of a passenger loading bridge with a doorway of an aircraft. A beacon is transmitted from the doorway of the aircraft. The beacon is sensed and from the sensed beacon a direction for movin... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6563432 | Aircraft docking system and method with automatic checking of apron and detection of fog or snow A system for detecting, identifying and docking aircraft using laser pulses to obtain a profile of an object in the distance initially scans the area in front of the gate until it locates and identifies an object. Once the identity of the object is known,... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6542086 | Docking system for airport terminals A docking system for airport terminals has a docking station subsystem and a docking station for each gate. The docking station subsystem is connected via a communication network to a central working position. The docking station subsystem includes an air... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6486798 | System and method of preventing aircraft wing damage An apparatus and method for tracking aircraft wingtip position during taxi operations to prevent collisions with nearby obstructions. A patterned illumination source is attached proximal the wingtips to project a readily discernable target pattern in the ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6389334 | Process and device for automatically supported guidance of aircraft to a parking position and management system therefor A method and associated device and management system for automatically guiding an aircraft to a parking position in a parking zone. The aircraft is detected by at least one video camera located in the parking zone which outputs video signals. The video si... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6362750 | Process and device for automatically supported guidance of aircraft to a parking position A process and a device for automatically supported guidance of aircraft to a parking position permitting a required increase in safety and organized and largely centralized monitoring and control. This process automatically transmits correction instructio... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6324489 | Aircraft identification and docking guidance systems A laser range finder (LRF) is used to identify an aircraft approaching a gate. The LRF is directed at the aircraft, and from the echoes, a profile is derived and compared to known profiles. To distinguish among aircraft with similar profiles, the LRF is d... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6184800 | Visual automobile alignment parking device A visual parking aid comprising a laser pointer supported by a mounting bracket configured for removable attachment to the interior of a vehicle's windshield. The mounting bracket houses the laser power source such that the laser is only made operational ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6100964 | Method and a system for guiding an aircraft to a docking station For guiding an airplane to a docking station in an airport, a two-dimensional thermal IR image of a station approach zone is formed from a determined point close to said docking station, Entrance of an airplane into the approach zone and locations of IR f... | 08/08/2000 |
