Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Navigation based on downward facing sensors
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Application No.: US15198275Application Date: 2016-06-30
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Publication No.: US09911189B1Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Zachais Vawter , Mark Johnson Cutler
- Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
- Current Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP
- Main IPC: G06K9/62
- IPC: G06K9/62 ; G06K9/00 ; G06T7/00 ; G06F17/30 ; B64D47/08 ; B64C39/02 ; G01S17/08
Abstract:
A new area to search in a ground feature database is determined based on a last detected position. Information from a downward facing sensor coupled to an aircraft is obtained. The information from the downward facing sensor is compared with information associated with the new area in order to find a new position.
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