Patent ID: 9031771
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B63B,B64F

Abstract:
1. A method for determining at least one of a position and orientation of a movable load, comprising: determining a position and an orientation of the towing vehicle, detecting a relative position of the load, which the load assumes with respect to the towing vehicle, by means of a sensor system, and determining at least one of the position and the orientation of the load from the position of the towing vehicle and the detected relative position of the load from the sensor system, wherein the load is in the form of an aircraft that is connected to a towing vehicle in an area of a nose wheel of the aircraft such that the aircraft rotates about a vertical axis, wherein the at least one of the position and the orientation of the load is determined remotely by the sensor system which is installed only on the towing vehicle, and wherein the sensor system includes a computation unit having at least information relating to dimensions of the load.