Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft laser detector
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Application No.: US15151045Application Date: 2016-05-10
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Publication No.: US10228451B2Publication Date: 2019-03-12
- Inventor: Kurt M. Chankaya , Mike Ivor Jones
- Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G01S7/48
- IPC: G01S7/48 ; G01S19/13 ; G01S7/481 ; G01S5/16 ; G01S3/782

Abstract:
In certain embodiments, an apparatus comprises a laser detector, a lens, a Global Positioning System (“GPS”) receiver, a digital ground map, a tilt measurement device, and one or more processors. The laser detector is operable to detect a laser light emitted from a laser source, the lens is operable to pass the laser light to the laser detector, the GPS receiver is operable to determine a GPS location of an aircraft, and the tilt measurement device is operable to determine a tilt angle of the aircraft. The one or more processors of the apparatus are operable to determine a line of sight based on the detected laser light, the GPS location, and the tilt angle. The one or more processors are further operable to determine a location of the laser source from an intersection of the line of sight and the digital ground map.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170328986A1 Aircraft Laser Detector Public/Granted day:2017-11-16
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