US 12,037,200 B2
Latch state detection systems and methods
Scott Harms, Ypsilanti, ND (US); Aaron J. Roberts, Jamestown, ND (US); and Mark L. Olson, Jamestown, ND (US)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/397,569.
Prior Publication US 2023/0038242 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 43/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01)
CPC B65G 43/00 (2013.01) [G06V 20/10 (2022.01); B65G 2203/02 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a controller and through a camera, visual data corresponding to a row of latch assemblies in a cargo handling system;
comparing the visual data to a template of the row of latch assemblies in a deployed state, wherein the visual data is focused to a first resolution that is a same resolution as a second resolution of the template, wherein in the deployed state a first latch assembly in the row of latch assemblies is configured to restrain a cargo platform associated with the cargo handling system;
determining, by the controller, whether each latch assembly in the row of latch assemblies is in the deployed state; and
responsive to determining that the first latch assembly in the row of latch assemblies is not in the deployed state, automatically commanding, by the controller, the first latch assembly to retract and deploy to the deployed state.