A system for detecting the tube tip of the flying boom of a tanker aircraft and the receptacle mouth of the receiver for semi-automatic or automatic contact for in-flight aerial refuelling with a boom, which does not have signalling devices installed on the receiver aircraft, wherein the system and associated method are robust and ensure that the tanker boom control system is provided with real-time, robust, reliable and simultaneous information, from the tip of the tube thereof and from the receiver aircraft's receptacle mouth, at all times. To this end, the system comprises: 1) light emitters mounted on the tip of the tube thereof, 2) a processing subsystem and 3) two 3D cameras, including a TOF camera or a DOE-type camera (or both), as well as at least one laser L to provide them with their specific functionality.


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    Title :

    SISTEMA DE DETECCION DE PUNTA DE LA PERTIGA Y BOCA DE RECEPTACULO, AUTOMATIZACION PROGRESIVA DEL REPOSTAJE AEREO CON BOTALON Y PROCEDIMIENTO DE REPOSTAJE


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    Publication date :

    2017-06-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Spanish


    Classification :

    IPC:    G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung