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Patent No.:

US 9947232 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2015

Methods and apparatus for identifying terrain suitable for aircraft landing

Applicant:

Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Amit Srivastav, Karnataka, IN;

Travis Pike, Seattle, WA (US);

Sajeev Achuthan Divakaran, Kerala, IN;

Sreedhar Garbham, Telengana, IN;

Krishna Idupunur, Telengana, IN;

Assignee:

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Attorney:

Lorenz & Kopf, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Redhwan K Mawari

Assistant Examiner:

Edward Torchinsky

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/94 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 17/93 (2006.01); G01S 13/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0056 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0021 (2013.01); G08G 5/0026 (2013.01); G08G 5/0086 (2013.01); G08G 5/025 (2013.01); B64G 1/00 (2013.01); G01S 13/89 (2013.01); G01S 13/94 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 17/933 (2013.01); G05D 1/0676 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for providing landing assistance for an aircraft is provided. The method analyzes terrain data; identifies one or more landing zones, based on analyzing the terrain data, each of the one or more landing zones comprising a flat area lacking obstacles to aircraft landing; and presents the one or more landing zones via a display element onboard the aircraft.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Srivastav, Amit. (2018). Methods and apparatus for identifying terrain suitable for aircraft landing (U.S. Patent No. 9947232). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9947232

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