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Patent No.:

US 12782581 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 15, 2023

Method and system for detecting obstacles with an obstacle sensor for a rotary-wing aircraft

Applicant:

Airbus Helicopters, Marignane Cedex, FR;

Inventors:

Dorothee Nicolas, Toulouse, FR;

Frederick Gianni, Toulouse, FR;

Nicolas Damiani, Marseilles, FR;

Assignee:

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS, Marignane Cedex, FR;

Attorney:

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

An H Do

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/933 (2020.01); B64D 45/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 15/00 (2011.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/74 (2025.01); G08G 5/80 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/933 (2013.01); B64D 45/08 (2013.01); G01S 7/4815 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 15/00 (2013.01); G06T 17/05 (2013.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/74 (2025.01); G08G 5/80 (2025.01); G06T 2207/30261 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for signaling obstacles present in a space surrounding an aircraft. This method includes acquiring, with at least one LiDAR obstacle sensor, positioning data in a reference frame of the obstacle sensor, constructing, during said flight, a three-dimensional map of the surrounding space in a mapping reference frame and positioning the aircraft in the map by applying a simultaneous localization and mapping process based at least on the positioning data, and displaying, during the flight, on a display, an aircraft symbol and a two-dimensional representation of at least a part of the map, each point displayed in the representation being displayed according to a graphic charter taking the associated level of risk into consideration.

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