Disclosed herein is methods, systems, and aircraft for performing image analysis for aiding refueling operations. A tanker aircraft includes a single camera, a refueling boom, a camera configured to generate a 2D image of the refueling boom, a processor, and non-transitory computer readable storage media storing code. The code being executable by the processor to perform operations comprising receiving the 2D image from the single camera, determining 2D keypoints of the refueling boom located within the 2D image based on a predefined point model of the refueling boom, determining keypoints in 3D space based on the 2D keypoints to produce 3D keypoints, determining a 6DOF pose using the 2D keypoints and the 3D keypoints, and estimating a position of a tip of the refueling boom based on the 6DOF pose.


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    Title :

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING REFUELING TANKER BOOM TIP 3D POSITION FOR AERIAL REFUELING


    Additional title:

    SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR BERECHNUNG DER POSITION DER TANKERAUSLEGERSPITZE 3D FÜR LUFTBETANKUNG
    SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE CALCUL DE POSITION 3D DE POINTE DE FLÈCHE DE RAVITAILLEMENT EN CARBURANT POUR RAVITAILLEMENT EN CARBURANT AÉRIEN


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    Publication date :

    2024-11-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G06V / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL



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