Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image sensor based autonomous landing
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Application No.: US16334418Application Date: 2017-12-18
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Publication No.: US11126201B2Publication Date: 2021-09-21
- Inventor: Ohad Rozenberg , Haim Somech
- Applicant: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Applicant Address: IL Lod
- Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Current Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Lod
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Priority: IL249870 20161229
- International Application: PCT/IL2017/051357 WO 20171218
- International Announcement: WO2018/122836 WO 20180705
- Main IPC: G05D1/04
- IPC: G05D1/04 ; B64D47/08 ; G06K9/00 ; B64C39/02

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method of controlling an aircraft during autonomous landing. The method includes using a computer for performing the following: applying image processing on an image captured by a camera on board the aircraft while approaching a runway for identifying in the image a touchdown point (TDP) of the runway; calculating a deviation, in image parameters, of the TDP relative to the center of the image; converting the deviation in image parameters to angular and distance deviation values based on predefined ratios; calculating an offset of the aircraft's position relative to a landing corridor ending at the identified TDP based on the calculated angular and distance deviation; and transmitting the calculated offset to an aircraft control system configured to provide instructions for controlling the aircraft; wherein the offset is used for controlling the aircraft for guiding the aircraft towards the landing corridor to enable landing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190235523A1 IMAGE SENSOR BASED AUTONOMOUS LANDING Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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