Honeywell International Inc.

Manuj Sharma

Rajesh V Poojary

Raghu Seelamonthula

Vinay Sridhara Murthy

Vit Libal

Karel Macek

Kameswararao Belamkonda

Tracking aircraft in and near a ramp area is described herein. One system for tracking an aircraft, comprising: a sensor array, positioned at or near a ramp area at an airport, having a camera image sensor device and a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor device that are both located at a single sensor array location with respect to the ramp area; the camera image sensor device configured to capture camera image data illustrating the aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area; the LIDAR sensor device configured to capture LIDAR sensor device data illustrating the aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area.

Multi-sensor data fusion-based aircraft detection, tracking, and docking

Tracking aircraft in and near a ramp area is described herein. One method includes receiving camera image data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, receiving LIDAR/Radar sensor data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, merging the camera image data and the LIDAR/Radar sensor data into a merged data set, and wherein the merged data set includes at least one of: data for determining the position and orientation of the aircraft relative to the position and orientation of the ramp area, data for determining speed of the aircraft, data for determining direction of the aircraft, data for determining proximity of the aircraft to a particular object within the ramp area, and data for forming a three dimensional virtual model of at least a portion of the aircraft from the merged data.

Generally discussed herein are methods and apparatuses that can reduce conflicts in an area including vehicles. An apparatus can include transceiver circuitry, and conflict detection circuitry to receive a position of a vehicle in a geographical area that is segmented into discrete cells, determine whether the position is situated in a cell of the cells that includes a polygonal area representing an extended restricted area within the cell, and the extended restricted area completely within the polygonal area, in response to a determination the position is situated within the polygonal area, determine whether the position is situated within the extended restricted area, and in response to a determination the position is situated within the extended restricted area, provide one or more signals to the transceiver circuitry to cause the transceiver circuitry to transmit an alert to the vehicle indicating that a conflict exists.

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Manuj Sharma