Patent ID: 11897634
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
obtaining, by an imaging device, an image of components in a row within a vehicle;
receiving, by a state determination control unit comprising a processor that is in communication with the imaging device, image data including the image of the components in the row from the imaging device; and
determining, by the state determination control unit, a state of the components based on the image data including the image of the components in the row, wherein said determining comprises generating, within the image, a first end line at a first end of the row and a second end line at a second end of the row opposite from the first end line, and generating, within the image, an upper boundary line associated with an upper edge of the row, and a lower boundary line associated with a lower edge of the row, wherein the first end line and the upper boundary line intersect at a first corner, wherein the first end line and the lower boundary line intersect at a second corner, wherein the second end line and the upper boundary line intersect at a third corner, wherein the second end line and the lower boundary line intersect at a fourth corner, and wherein the first corner, the second corner, the third corner, and the fourth corner are corners of a quadrilateral that bounds the plurality of components, and
wherein the state comprises one or both of an open state or a closed state, and wherein the one or more components are one or more overhead stowage bin assemblies.