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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2007
Applicant:
Randolph G. Hartman, Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventor:
Randolph G. Hartman, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/18 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for aligning an aircraft with an area on the ground is provided. The apparatus includes an aircraft having an on-board landing system, the on-board landing system configured to record an image of an area on the ground. The apparatus also includes a location marker on the area of the ground, and a stored image showing at least a portion of the area of the recorded image. The on-board landing system is configured to obtain information from the location marker and use the information to align the recorded image with the stored image.