US 11,455,898 B2 · Automated detection and avoidance system

Abstract

In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a detection and avoidance system for a vehicle. According to various embodiments, the detection and avoidance system comprises an imaging unit configured to obtain a first image of a field of view at a first camera channel. The first camera channel filters radiation at a wavelength, where one or more objects in the field of view do not emit radiation at the wavelength. The detection and avoidance system further comprises a processing unit configured to receive the first image from the imaging unit and to detect one or more objects therein, as well as a notifying unit configured to communicate collision hazard information determined based upon the detected one or more objects to a pilot control system of the vehicle. Accordingly, the pilot control maneuvers the vehicle to avoid the detected objects.

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Dependent claims

A detection and avoidance system, comprising:

a processor operable as an imaging unit and configured to obtain a first binary image of a field of view, wherein:
one or more objects in the field of view do not emit radiation at a particular wavelength;
and
each pixel in the first binary image is labeled as “ON” or “OFF” depending on a set threshold;
the processor is further configured to receive the first binary image from the imaging unit and detect one or more objects in the first binary image;
and
an interface operable as a notifying unit and configured to communicate collision hazard information determined based on the one or more objects detected in the first binary image.

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Automated detection and avoidance system

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Abstract

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