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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
William McNeill, Stratford, CT (US);
Brigid Blakeslee, Milford, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G01S 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/58 (2013.01); G01S 17/66 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for measuring sea state includes scanning an area of a waterborne moving object over a period of time using at least one sensor to obtain point cloud data of the moving object. The area of the moving object is identified based on the point cloud data. Changes in movement of the area of the moving object are characterized over the period of time based on the point cloud data to calculate a state of the moving object. Sea state is estimated based on the state of the moving object.