公开(公告)号：US10230459B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US15432223

申请日：2017-02-14

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Brandon M. Courter ,  Nam V. Ngo ,  Scott C Farner ,  Joseph M. Dray

IPC: H04B10/071 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04B10/079 ,  H04Q11/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06T11/60

Abstract: A system for testing continuity of a cable assembly includes an optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) device selectively coupled to an input connector of a cable and a design database storing cable data. The cable data indicates at least a length of the cable. The system includes a processor and memory in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory which cause the processor to receive the cable data from the design database, receive OTDR data associated with the cable from the OTDR device, and calculate a distance-to-fault based on the OTDR data. In response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the cable, the processor determines that a connectivity failure has occurred with the cable and generates fault data indicating the connectivity failure.

公开(公告)号：US20220177154A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17453304

申请日：2021-11-02

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Nigel Stepp ,  Aruna Jammalamadaka ,  Tsai-Ching Lu ,  Greg Blaire ,  Joseph Wilson ,  Heath W. Haga ,  Mark Daniel McCleary ,  Brandon M. Courter ,  Kangyu Ni

IPC: B64D45/00 ,  B64D43/00 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06K9/62

Abstract: A testing system, a testing method, and a training method for the testing system are disclosed. According to an example, a computing system of the testing system processes a set of data streams of test data for a test subject in combination with a previously trained nominal model by, for each parameter of the test subject: selecting a parameter-specific control band defined by the nominal model for the parameter; comparing a time-based series of measurements of the test data for the parameter to the parameter-specific control band for the parameter, and selectively generating a test result for the parameter responsive to whether a condition is satisfied with respect to any of the time-based series of measurements exceeding the parameter-specific control band for the parameter.

公开(公告)号：US11941840B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17448294

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Yang Chen ,  Deepak Khosla ,  David Huber ,  Brandon M. Courter ,  Shane E. Arthur ,  Chris A. Cantrell ,  Anthony W. Baker

IPC: G06T7/73 ,  B25J9/16 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/695

CPC classification number: G06T7/73 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  H04N23/69 ,  H04N23/695 ,  G06T2207/30208

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods determine the three-dimensional position and orientation of a fiducial marker and tracking the three-dimensional position and orientation across different fields-of-view. Methods include: capturing an image of a first space in which the fiducial marker is disposed with a first sensor having a first field-of-view; determining the three-dimensional location and orientation of the fiducial marker within the first space based on the image of the first space in which the fiducial marker is disposed; capturing an image of a second space in which the fiducial marker is disposed with a second sensor having a second field-of-view; calculating pan and tilt information for the second sensor to move the second field-of-view of the second sensor to acquire an image of the fiducial marker; and determining the three-dimensional location and orientation of the fiducial marker within the second space based on the image of the second space.

公开(公告)号：US11048518B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16584559

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Brandon M. Courter ,  Anthony W. Baker ,  Brigette T. Cochran

IPC: H04N5/225 ,  G06F9/38 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/238 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus that comprises an instruction receiving module configured to receive, at a master device, a set of instructions for operating a plurality of peripheral devices. The apparatus also comprises an instruction identification module configured to identify at least one subset of the set of instructions that are associated with at least one slave device. The apparatus further comprises an instruction distribution module configured to send the at least one subset of instructions to the at least one slave device. The apparatus additionally comprises a trigger module configured to send a start signal, from the master device to the at least one slave device, that triggers the at least one slave device to begin executing the at least one subset of instructions such that each of the plurality of peripheral devices operates synchronously based on the executing instructions.

公开(公告)号：US20210096870A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US16584559

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Brandon M. Courter ,  Anthony W. Baker ,  Brigette T. Cochran

IPC: G06F9/38 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/238

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus that comprises an instruction receiving module configured to receive, at a master device, a set of instructions for operating a plurality of peripheral devices. The apparatus also comprises an instruction identification module configured to identify at least one subset of the set of instructions that are associated with at least one slave device. The apparatus further comprises an instruction distribution module configured to send the at least one subset of instructions to the at least one slave device. The apparatus additionally comprises a trigger module configured to send a start signal, from the master device to the at least one slave device, that triggers the at least one slave device to begin executing the at least one subset of instructions such that each of the plurality of peripheral devices operates synchronously based on the executing instructions.

公开(公告)号：US10102695B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15298900

申请日：2016-10-20

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Brandon M. Courter ,  Nam V. Ngo ,  Scott C. Farner ,  Joseph M. Dray ,  Terrance Lee Thomas

IPC: G07C5/08 ,  G01R31/11 ,  G01R31/04 ,  G01R31/00 ,  B60R16/023

Abstract: A method for wire connectivity testing includes receiving wiring data indicating at least a length of a wire segment of a vehicle from a design database. The method further includes receiving spread-spectrum time-domain reflectometry (SSTDR) data associated with the wire segment from an SSTDR device coupled to an endpoint of the wire segment. The method also includes calculating a distance-to-fault based on the SSTDR data. The method includes comparing the distance-to-fault to the length of the wire segment. The method further includes, in response to the distance-to-fault being less than the length of the wire segment, generating fault data indicating a failure within the wire segment. The method also includes sending the fault data to a user output device.