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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9879986 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2016

Systems and methods for controlling rotorcraft external loads

Applicant:

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Sean S. Carlson, New Milford, CT (US);

Cauvin Polycarpe, Middletown, CT (US);

George N. Loussides, Branford, CT (US);

Garrett Pitcher, Cheshire, CT (US);

Assignee:

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);

Attorneys:

Locke Lord LLP

Scott D. Wofsy

Christopher J. Cillié

Primary Examiner:

Jon Chang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/26 (2006.01); B64C 17/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/26 (2013.01); B64C 17/00 (2013.01); B64C 27/04 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64D 9/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/0005 (2013.01); G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); G06T 7/0042 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20076 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of determining cable angle includes acquiring image data of a cable and a load coupled to a rotorcraft using three-dimensional (3D) spatial perception system, constructing an image of the cable and load using the image data, and determining the angle of the cable relative to the external load at an interface of the cable and external load based on the image.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Carlson, Sean. (2018). Systems and methods for controlling rotorcraft external loads (U.S. Patent No. 9879986). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9879986

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