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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2016
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Mac A. Cody, Richardson, TX (US);
Grant B. Boroughs, Plano, TX (US);
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
According to at least one aspect, a river velocity estimation system is provided. The river velocity estimation system includes one or more components executable by at least one processor that are configured to receive terrain information and at least one image including a river, identify an area of interest in the at least one image that includes the river, identify a course of the river and a boundary of the river based on the area of interest in the at least one image, estimate a slope of the river based on the terrain information, determine a hydraulic radius of the river based on the boundary of the river and the course of the river, and estimate a flow rate of water in the river based on at least the slope of the river and the hydraulic radius of the river.