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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2020
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Rajesh V. Poojary, Bangalore, IN;
Raghu Seelamonthula, Bangalore, IN;
Vinay Sridhara Murthy, Bangalore, IN;
Manuj Sharma, Bangalore, IN;
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Tracking aircraft in and near a ramp area is described herein. One method includes receiving camera image data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, receiving LIDAR/Radar sensor data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, merging the camera image data and the LIDAR/Radar sensor data into a merged data set, and wherein the merged data set includes at least one of: data for determining the position and orientation of the aircraft relative to the position and orientation of the ramp area, data for determining speed of the aircraft, data for determining direction of the aircraft, data for determining proximity of the aircraft to a particular object within the ramp area, and data for forming a three dimensional virtual model of at least a portion of the aircraft from the merged data.