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US 2014/0207365 A1Published application
Methods for determining a flight path
AssigneeGE Aviation Systems LLC
InventorFrazer Leslie Pereira
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Abstract
Methods for determining a flight path for a data-collecting aircraft having a sensor may include defining a data-collecting area, subdividing the data-collecting area into zones, defining a waypoint for each of the zones to define a set of waypoints, and determining a flight path for the data-collecting aircraft incorporating the waypoints.
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A method of determining a flight path for a data-collecting aircraft having a data sensor, the method comprising:
- defining a data-collecting area;
- subdividing the data-collecting area into contiguous zones based on the field of view of the data sensor;
- defining a waypoint within each of the zones to define a set of waypoints;
- and
- determining a flight path for the data-collecting aircraft incorporating the waypoints.
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A method of determining a flight path for a data-collecting aircraft having a data sensor, the method comprising:
- defining a data-collecting area based on a user defined area of interest;
- subdividing the data-collecting area into contiguous convex polygons based on the field of view of the data sensor;
- defining a waypoint within each of the convex polygons to define a set of waypoints;
- defining entry and exit points for the data-collecting aircraft into the area of interest;
- and
- determining a flight path for the data-collecting aircraft based on the defined entry and exits points and incorporating the defined set of waypoints.
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