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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Seth T. Frick, Saint Paul, MN (US);
David C. Vacanti, Renton, WA (US);
Todd R. Burlet, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/88 (2006.01); G01S 13/32 (2006.01); G01S 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/882 (2013.01); G01S 7/352 (2013.01); G01S 13/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided to determine a range of a sling load from a vehicle. In one embodiment, an FMCW RADAR altimeter generates an altitude history image that is used to determine the range of the sling load from the vehicle and an altitude of the vehicle.