Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for identifying terrain suitable for aircraft landing
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Application No.: US14962438Application Date: 2015-12-08
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Publication No.: US09947232B2Publication Date: 2018-04-17
- Inventor: Amit Srivastav , Travis Pike , Sajeev Achuthan Divakaran , Sreedhar Garbham , Krishna Idupunur
- 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: Lorenz & Kopf, LLP
- Main IPC: G08G5/00
- IPC: G08G5/00 ; G06F3/0481 ; B64D43/00 ; G08G5/02 ; G05D1/06 ; B64G1/00 ; G01S13/94 ; G01S17/89 ; G01S17/93 ; G01S13/89
Abstract:
A method for providing landing assistance for an aircraft is provided. The method analyzes terrain data; identifies one or more landing zones, based on analyzing the terrain data, each of the one or more landing zones comprising a flat area lacking obstacles to aircraft landing; and presents the one or more landing zones via a display element onboard the aircraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170162061A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING TERRAIN SUITABLE FOR AIRCRAFT LANDING Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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