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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
George A. Mathew, Davis, CA (US);
Amit Surana, West Hartford, CT (US);
Luca F. Bertuccelli, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G06K 9/0063 (2013.01); G01S 13/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a directional facing of a sensor mounted to a vehicle includes storing, by a sensor control computer, previously-searched locations of a terrain at which the sensor is directed. The method includes determining a likelihood of detecting a target at one or more points on the terrain and controlling a directional facing of the sensor onto the terrain based on the previously-searched locations and the likelihood of detecting the target.