Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for tracking a sling load and terrain with a RADAR altimeter
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Application No.: US15670764Application Date: 2017-08-07
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Publication No.: US10539674B2Publication Date: 2020-01-21
- Inventor: Seth T. Frick , David C. Vacanti , Todd R. Burlet
- Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Agency: Fogg & Powers LLC
- Main IPC: G01S13/88
- IPC: G01S13/88 ; G01S13/32 ; G01S7/35
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided to determine a range of a sling load from a vehicle. In one embodiment, an FMCW RADAR altimeter generates an altitude history image that is used to determine the range of the sling load from the vehicle and an altitude of the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190041510A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A SLING LOAD AND TERRAIN WITH A RADAR ALTIMETER Public/Granted day:2019-02-07
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