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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventor:
William McNeill, Stratford, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/08 (2006.01); G06F 7/02 (2006.01); B64F 1/18 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G06F 16/25 (2019.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/08 (2013.01); B64F 1/18 (2013.01); G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06F 7/02 (2013.01); G06F 16/252 (2019.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting a landing zone includes scanning an area using a sensor system to obtain data of the area. One or more markings are identified from the data. The one or more markings are verified as corresponding to an intended landing zone.