Augmented reality system for assessing an affected area of an aircraft

US9646431B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Samantha A. Schwartz · Castle Pines, US
• Andre Lutz · Strasbourg, FR
• Rex Bryon Douglas · Sammamish, US
• Nicolas Boecher · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 22, 2014
• Grant date: May 9, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 6, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2205/02
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for assessing an affected area of an aircraft is disclosed. A reference marker having a known size is placed along an exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a portable electronic device including a processor in communication with a structural database. The structural database includes a template that defines a maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining an actual size of the affected area based on the known size of the reference marker. The processor executes an instruction for comparing the actual size of the affected area of the aircraft with the maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining if the actual size of the affected area exceeds the maximum allowable size of damage to the aircraft. The processor executes an instruction for determining a further action.