Patent ID: 7392561
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: B64F

Abstract:
1. A system for automatically aligning an aircraft-engaging end of a passenger boarding bridge to a doorway of an aircraft, comprising: a first receiver disposed aboard the aircraft for receiving a first signal including image data for being displayed to a user aboard the aircraft; a display device disposed aboard the aircraft and in communication with the first receiver, the display device for receiving the image data from the first receiver and for displaying the image data in a human intelligible form to the user aboard the aircraft; a user interface disposed aboard the aircraft for receiving an input signal from the user that is indicative of one of a go command and a no-go command for automatically aligning the passenger boarding bridge, and for providing data relating to the input signal; and, a first transmitter disposed aboard the aircraft and in communication with the user interface, the transmitter for receiving the data relating to the input signal and for transmitting a second signal including the data relating to the input signal, wherein the image data relates to features along a lateral surface of the aircraft, the lateral surface including the doorway to which the passenger boarding bridge is to be aligned.