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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2023
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Brendan Patrick Williams, Brisbane, AU;
Alexander Lloyd Wainwright, Brisbane, AU;
Nikaela Lea Podolsky, Brisbane, AU;
Jasmin Florence Martin, Moorooka, AU;
Seren Riseley, Brisbane, AU;
Jason John Ford, Brisbane, AU;
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to track and classify objects. An example apparatus for use with an aircraft includes interface circuitry communicatively coupled to an image sensor, the image sensor to capture images, machine readable instructions, and programmable circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to pre-process the images to identify potential targets, filter, based on the identified potential targets, at least one of the images to determine a presence of a persistent object therein, characterize a looming characteristic of the persistent object, and classify the persistent object based on the looming characteristic meeting or exceeding a looming characteristic threshold.