US 12,175,743 B2
Foreign object debris movement simulation
Alex Aaron McMullin, Athens, AL (US); and Richard Joel Thompson, Huntsville, AL (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/452,557.
Prior Publication US 2023/0130496 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06F 18/2415 (2023.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 20/17 (2022.01) [G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06F 18/2415 (2023.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for predicting foreign object debris (FOD) in a machine, the method comprising:
recognizing a geometric computer model of the machine;
recognizing FOD initial conditions within the geometric computer model of the machine;
recognizing a movement schedule for the geometric computer model of the machine;
simulating a movement trajectory of a FOD from a starting position consistent with the FOD initial conditions throughout the geometric computer model of the machine based at least on the movement schedule for the geometric computer model of the machine; and
outputting simulation data detailing a likelihood that the FOD will come to rest at a location within the geometric computer model of the machine based on the simulated movement trajectory.