General Electric Company

Craig Hoover

Narendra Digamber Joshi

Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Jr

Rui Zhou

Zhi Zhou

Thomas Baby Sebastian

Glenn A Forman

Mauricio Castillo-Effen

Michael Richard Durling

Nikita Visnevski

Steven Richard Hansen

Douglas Stuart Abernathy

A method implemented using at least one processor includes receiving a plurality of images acquired from a plurality of image sensors disposed on a vehicle configured to engage an aircraft for ground operations. The method further includes determining at least one parameter about a potential obstacle based on the plurality of images and a machine vision algorithm. The method also includes generating an alert signal based on the at least one parameter, useful for avoiding collision of the aircraft.

System and method for collision avoidance

A trajectory-based sense-and-avoid system for use on an aircraft is provided that utilizes 4-D constructs, such as 4-D trajectories or 4-D polytopes, to maintain separation from other aircraft and/or to avoid collisions with other aircraft. In certain embodiments the trajectory-based sense-and-avoid system utilizes 4-D trajectories provided from an external source and/or 4-D trajectories estimated based on a variety of data sources during operation.

Trajectory based sense and avoid

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Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America

Craig Hoover