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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2012
Applicants:
Stephen E. Tyson, Marion, IA (US);
Thomas L. Vogl, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen E. Tyson, Marion, IA (US);
Thomas L. Vogl, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of designating and communicating a desired LZ to an aircraft includes outputting a coded laser signal at or near a desired landing zone to indicate a location of the desired landing zone. The coded laser signal is received by an aircraft that desires to land at the desired landing zone. The location of the desired landing zone and an ingress path from a current location of the aircraft to the desired landing zone are determined by a processor provided with the aircraft.