Title:
燃料補給用光学追跡システム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008531377
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An aerial refueling system including a refueling drogue assembly (100) including a refueling drogue and a refueling hose (110) in captive relation with the refueling drogue and a drogue positioning system. The drogue positioning system including a radiation emitter (200), a radiation receiver (300) and a signal processor. Then the radiation emitter (200) is adapted to direct radiation to a positioning area (400) a defined distance from the radiation emitter, the radiation carrying a modulated location signal containing information corresponding to positions within the positioning area (400). The radiation receiver (300) is adapted to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation carrying the modulated signal and output a signal to the signal processor indicative of the modulation of the location signal of the received radiation. And the signal processor is adapted to process the outputted signal and identify a position within the positioning area (400) indicative of the location in the positioning area of the received radiation.
Inventors:
Mickley, Joseph, Gee.
Satit, raymond, michael
Sagio, Frank III
Pub Rich, Jane, Sea.
Wasick, Gregory, Jay.
Satit, raymond, michael
Sagio, Frank III
Pub Rich, Jane, Sea.
Wasick, Gregory, Jay.
Application Number:
JP2007557183A
Publication Date:
August 14, 2008
Filing Date:
February 24, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GE Aviation Systems LLC
International Classes:
G01B11/00; B64D39/00
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenichi Matsumoto