Patents by Inventor Quentin Demoulin

Quentin Demoulin 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).

  • Method for determining the positioning of a following aircraft with respect to a leading aircraft flying in front of the following aircraft
    Patent number: 11922660
    Abstract: The method includes a step of acquisition of an image of the leading aircraft, a step of extraction of the outline, an adjustment step including implementing an outline registration algorithm, to determine an optimized profile from a comparison of the outline of the leading aircraft with a profile of the leading aircraft determined from a three-dimensional model of the leading aircraft and from an initial position of the following aircraft with respect to the leading aircraft, and a step of determination of the positioning according to six degrees of freedom of the following aircraft with respect to the leading aircraft, from the optimized profile and from the three-dimensional model of the leading aircraft. The method thus makes it possible to rapidly and accurately determine the positioning of the following aircraft with respect to the leading aircraft, this positioning being used to implement a formation flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Philippe Foucault, Maxime Lefort, Quentin Demoulin
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITIONING OF A FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT WITH RESPECT TO A LEADING AIRCRAFT FLYING IN FRONT OF THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20210374996
    Abstract: The method includes a step of acquisition of an image of the leading aircraft, a step of extraction of the outline, an adjustment step including implementing an outline registration algorithm, to determine an optimized profile from a comparison of the outline of the leading aircraft with a profile of the leading aircraft determined from a three-dimensional model of the leading aircraft and from an initial position of the following aircraft with respect to the leading aircraft, and a step of determination of the positioning according to six degrees of freedom of the following aircraft with respect to the leading aircraft, from the optimized profile and from the three-dimensional model of the leading aircraft. The method thus makes it possible to rapidly and accurately determine the positioning of the following aircraft with respect to the leading aircraft, this positioning being used to implement a formation flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Philippe Foucault, Maxime Lefort, Quentin Demoulin