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US 2017/0283087 A1Published application
Sensor-based detection of landing zones
AssigneeSikorsky Aircraft Corporation
InventorWilliam McNeill
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Abstract
A method of detecting a landing zone includes scanning an area using a sensor system to obtain data of the area. One or more markings are identified from the data. The one or more markings are verified as corresponding to an intended landing zone.
Claims15
A method of detecting a landing zone, comprising:
- scanning an area using a sensor system to obtain data of the area;
- identifying one or more markings from the data;
- and
- verifying the one or more markings as corresponding to an intended landing zone.
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A system for detecting a landing zone, comprising:
- a sensor system;
- and
- a processor operatively connected to the one or more sensors and configured to perform machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
- scan an area using the one or more sensors to obtain data of the area;
- identify one or more markings from the data;
- and
- verify the one or more markings as corresponding to an intended landing zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.