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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2021
Applicant:

Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Yang Liu, Shanghai, CN;

Wenwan Feng, Shanghai, CN;

Chao Wang, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); B64D 45/08 (2006.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/08 (2013.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 20/182 (2022.01); G08G 5/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for providing cues to an aerial vehicle operator is disclosed. The method includes: determining when a vehicle is on final approach; processing a plurality of ground images of a ground path ahead of the vehicle; identifying a lane in the processed ground images; determining whether the identified lane corresponds to an assigned runway based on a relative position or a relative geometry of the identified lane; tracking during landing a left and a right side edge, a front edge, and a runway center line of the assigned runway; determining, relative to the runway center line, whether a relative position of the vehicle during landing is left of, right of, or aligned with the runway center line; and providing visual and/or audible guidance to the vehicle operator to take corrective action when the relative position of the vehicle during landing is not aligned with the runway center line.


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