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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Merlin Labs, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew George, Boston, MA (US);
Alexander Naiman, Boston, MA (US);
Joseph Bondaryk, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Merlin Labs, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/08 (2006.01); G01S 13/933 (2020.01); G01S 17/933 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/08 (2013.01); G01S 13/933 (2020.01); G01S 17/933 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
The method can include: sampling sensor measurements, extracting features from the sensor measurements, identifying a landing site based on the extracted features, determining a confidence score based on the extracted features and landing site features, and controlling the aircraft. The method functions to provide terrain relative navigation during approach to be used for aircraft control; the method can additionally function to establish an aircraft position estimate to be used for controlling the aircraft.