Patents by Inventor Susan H. Young

Susan H. Young has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Mapping damaged regions on objects
    Patent number: 9488589
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping a damaged region on an object. An exemplary system captures an image of the damaged region with a camera, selects target points around a boundary of the damaged region on the image, and determines 2D image coordinates for the target points on the image. The system further determines angles for aiming a laser ranging device at each of the target points based on the image coordinates, and measures a distance to each of the target points with the laser ranging device based on the aiming angles. The system then calculates 3D coordinates for each of the target points in the coordinate system of the object based on the distance measurement and the 2D image coordinates for each of the target points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James J. Troy, Scott W. Lea, Susan H. Young
  • MAPPING DAMAGED REGIONS ON OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20150116481
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping a damaged region on an object. An exemplary system captures an image of the damaged region with a camera, selects target points around a boundary of the damaged region on the image, and determines 2D image coordinates for the target points on the image. The system further determines angles for aiming a laser ranging device at each of the target points based on the image coordinates, and measures a distance to each of the target points with the laser ranging device based on the aiming angles. The system then calculates 3D coordinates for each of the target points in the coordinate system of the object based on the distance measurement and the 2D image coordinates for each of the target points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: James J. Troy, Scott W. Lea, Susan H. Young