Systems and methods for positioning a hoist and hook
AssigneeRosemount Aerospace Inc.
InventorsWilliam A. Veronesi, Alan Matthew Finn, Zohaib T. Mian, Stephen E. Tongue
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a hoist and hook assembly may determine a position of a target using a position sensor. A hook assembly may be positioned in response to the position of the target as detected by the position sensor. Positioning the hook assembly may include articulating a boom coupled to a hoist, using one or more local thrust sources on the hook assembly, and/or moving an airframe relative to the position of the target.
Claims20
A hoist and hook system, comprising:
- a hoist;
- a cable coupled to the hoist;
- a hook assembly coupled to the cable;
- a position sensor configured to detect a position of a target relative to at least one of the hoist or the hook.
A method of operating a hoist and hook assembly, comprising:
- determining, by a controller, a position of a target using a position sensor;
- positioning, by the controller, a hook assembly in response to the position of the target with the hook assembly coupled to a hoist assembly by a cable;
- and
- delivering, by the controller, the hook assembly to the target.
An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining, by the processor, a real-time position of a target using a position sensor;
- positioning, by the processor, a hook assembly coupled to a hoist assembly by a cable at least partially in response to the real-time position of the target;
- and
- delivering, by the processor, the hook assembly to the target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.