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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2015
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Jason C. Derenick, Hamden, CT (US);
Xuchu Ding, Manchester, CT (US);
Igor Cherepinsky, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Harshad S. Sane, Southbury, CT (US);
Christopher Stathis, Hamden, CT (US);
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of performing a cooperative safe landing area determination includes receiving perception sensor data indicative of conditions at a plurality of potential landing areas. A processing subsystem of a vehicle updates a local safe landing area map based on the perception sensor data. The local safe landing area map defines safe landing area classifications and classification confidences associated with the potential landing areas. One or more remotely-generated safe landing area maps are received from one or more remote data sources. The one or more remotely-generated safe landing area maps correspond to one or more additional potential landing areas and non-landing areas. The local safe landing area map and the remotely-generated safe landing area maps are aggregated to form a fused safe landing area map. The fused safe landing area map is used to make a final safe landing area determination.