Research on Aircraft Docking Guidance Localization Based on LiDAR Point Cloud Completion

The airport docking guidance system is essential for enhancing airport safety and operational efficiency. This study introduces a deep learning-based point cloud completion network designed for accurate aircraft localization using LiDAR technology. Initially, the aircraft parking process is simulated in a realistic virtual environment to generate complete point cloud data. Subsequently, partial point clouds caused by occlusions or sensor limitations are processed through the proposed network to reconstruct their complete geometric structures. Then the restored point cloud is aligned with a predefined aircraft model, enabling precise calculation of the aircraft’s center coordinates in the simulated coordinate system through spatial transformation. Experimental results demonstrate that the network effectively recovers structural details from incomplete point clouds, enabling accurate computation of aircraft centroid coordinates. This approach achieves high-precision position detection for aircraft during docking, showing significant potential for practical airport applications. The codes are available at: https://www.scidb.cn/anonymous/UXZFZkFm.