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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2020
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US);
Securaplane Technologies, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert O'Dell, Savannah, GA (US);
Frank Manochio, Savannah, GA (US);
Jason Meade, Savannah, GA (US);
Michael Boost, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jamie Clive Marshall, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA (US);
Securaplane Technologies, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to methods and systems for avoiding a collision between an aircraft on the ground and an obstacle using a three-dimensional visual indication of the area or plane of winglets on the wingtips of the aircraft. The method includes receiving a video image from a camera positioned in one of the winglets, the video image representing a field of view through which the winglet of the aircraft will pass along a present heading of the aircraft. Next a processor determines a three-dimensional area or plane within the field of view through which the winglet of the aircraft will pass. An overlay is displayed within the field of view to assist the pilot in avoiding collisions with obstacles.