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Patent No.:

US 9885569 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2016

Passive altimeter

Applicant:

Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventor:

Richard N. Lane, Westford, MA (US);

Assignee:

Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorneys:

Locke Lord LLP

Daniel J. Fiorello

Joshua L. Jones

Primary Examiner:

Rebecca Volentine

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 5/00 (2006.01); G01C 11/06 (2006.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G01C 21/10 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 5/005 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G01C 11/06 (2013.01); G01C 21/10 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 23/00 (2013.01); G06T 7/0044 (2013.01); H04N 13/0221 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01);
Abstract

A passive altimeter includes an imaging device, a groundspeed system, an image processing device operatively connected to receive an indication of groundspeed from the groundspeed system and to receive at least a first image from the imaging device taken at a first position and a second image from the imaging device taken at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The image processing device is configured to compare the first image and the second image to determine an altitude above ground using the indication of groundspeed from the groundspeed system.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Lane, Richard. (2018). Passive altimeter (U.S. Patent No. 9885569). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9885569

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