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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Massimo Brunetti, Samarate, IT;
Simone Gobbi, Samarate, IT;
Dario Iannucci, Samarate, IT;
Emilio Majori, Samarate, IT;
Inventors:
Massimo Brunetti, Samarate, IT;
Simone Gobbi, Samarate, IT;
Dario Iannucci, Samarate, IT;
Emilio Majori, Samarate, IT;
Assignee:
Agusta S.P.A., Samarate, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/94 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/045 (2013.01); G08G 5/0078 (2013.01); G08G 5/0086 (2013.01); G01S 13/94 (2013.01); G05D 1/0858 (2013.01); G05D 1/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft capable of hovering, and characterized by having at least one sensor, which has a plane sweep region and is designed to acquire, when the aircraft is maneuvering, values of respective distances between first points on an obstacle within the plane sweep region, and a second point on the aircraft; and a control unit designed to generate an alarm signal when at least one of the first points lies within a safety region containing the second point on the aircraft.