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US 11,887,491 B2Granted
Landing site candidate identification
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMichael J. Browne, Andreas Godehart, Miriam Cornel
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, by a computing device, input data for identifying one or more landing site candidates for an aerial vehicle. The input data includes a set of criteria, terrain information, and obstacle information. The method further includes identifying, by the computing device, the one or more landing site candidates based on the input data and the criteria; providing, by the computing device, information regarding the identified one or more landing site candidates.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, input data for identifying one or more landing site candidates along a vertical path for a vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle and an input data weight for each input data, wherein the input data includes historical pilot data for the one or more landing site candidates, terrain information acquired in real time, aerial vehicle information comprising rotary blade clearance and one or more of dimensions, weight, landing slope capabilities, weather tolerances, wind tolerances, and obstacle information acquired in real time and the input data weight is based on one or more mission parameters, one or more pilot information, or both the one or more mission parameters and the one or more pilot information;
- identifying, by the computing device and in real time, the one or more landing site candidates based on the input data and the input data weight;
- generating, by the computing device and onto a computer display in the vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle in real time, a digital map displaying information regarding the identified one or more landing site candidates;
- providing the digital map to the computer display with the one or more landing site candidates that are identified;
- receiving, from an operator of the vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle, a selection of a particular one of the identified one or more landing site candidates provided on the digital map;
- providing additional information regarding the selection, wherein the additional information comprises landing area coordinates and one or more of:
- landing difficulty level or landing clearance information;
- and
- providing auto-pilot instructions based on the selection to land the vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle and the landing area coordinates.
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A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving input data for identifying one or more landing site candidates along a vertical path for a vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle and an input data weight for each input data, wherein the input data includes historical pilot data for the one or more landing site candidates, terrain information acquired in real time, aerial vehicle information comprising rotary blade clearance and one or more of dimensions, weight, landing slope capabilities, weather tolerances, wind tolerances, and obstacle information acquired in real time and the input data weight is based on one or more mission parameters, one or more pilot information, or both the one or more mission parameters and the one or more pilot information;
- identifying, in real time, the one or more landing site candidates based on the input data and the input data weight;
- generating, in real time, a digital map displaying information regarding the identified one or more landing site candidates;
- providing the digital map to the computer display with the one or more landing site candidates that are identified;
- receiving, from an operator of the vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle, a selection of a particular one of the identified one or more landing site candidates provided on the digital map;
- providing additional information regarding the selection, wherein the additional information comprises landing area coordinates and one or more of:
- landing difficulty level or landing clearance information;
- and
- providing auto-pilot instructions based on the selection to land the vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle and the landing area coordinates.
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A computer system comprising:
- a processor, a computer readable memory, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium associated with a computing device, and program instructions executable by the computing device to cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving input data for identifying one or more landing site candidates along a vertical path for a vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle and an input data weight for each input data, wherein the input data includes historical pilot data for the one or more landing site candidates, terrain information acquired in real time, aerial vehicle information comprising rotary blade clearance and one or more of dimensions, weight, landing slope capabilities, weather tolerances, wind tolerances, and obstacle information acquired in real time and the input data weight is based on one or more mission parameters, one or more pilot information, or both the one or more mission parameters and the one or more pilot information;
- identifying, in real time, the one or more landing site candidates based on the input data and the input data weight;
- generating, onto a computer display in the vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle in real time, a digital map displaying information regarding the identified one or more landing site candidates;
- providing the digital map to the computer display with the one or more landing site candidates that are identified;
- receiving, from an operator of the vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle, a selection of a particular one of the identified one or more landing site candidates provided on the digital map;
- providing additional information regarding the selection, wherein the additional information comprises landing area coordinates and one or more of:
- landing difficulty level or landing clearance information;
- and
- providing auto-pilot instructions based on the selection to land the vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle and the landing area coordinates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.