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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Near Earth Autonomy, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Lyle Chamberlain, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Hugh Cover, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Benjamin Grocholsky, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Bradley Hamner, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sebastian Scherer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sanjiv Singh, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
NEAR EARTH AUTONOMY, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A computerized, on-board flight system for an aircraft has a landing-zone evaluation system for evaluating a landing zone for the aircraft based on sensory data from numerous sensing systems, including lidar, radar, and/or various cameras, to identify potential, suitable landing sites in the landing zone. Based on data from these sensory systems, the landing-zone evaluation system geometrically and semantically evaluates the landing zone's terrain, as well as identifies moving and stationary objects in the landing zone to identify the suitable landing sites for the aircraft.