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US 2020/0369407 A1Published application
Aircraft landing aid visual indicator device and method for guiding aircraft landing
AssigneeCalzoni S.R.L.
InventorDaniele Maria BERTIN
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Abstract
Described is a visual indicator device for landing aircraft on the deck of a ship, comprising a unit for measuring the instantaneous rolling motion angle of the ship, a light projection apparatus designed to project, on a non-horizontal wall of the ship, at least a first rectilinear segment representing the horizon line.
Claims14
A visual indicator device for landing aircraft on the deck of a ship, comprising:
- a unit for measuring the instantaneous rolling motion angle of the ship,
- a projection apparatus designed to project, on a non-horizontal wall of the ship, at least one image comprising a first segment with a rectilinear extension representing the horizon line,
- a computerised command and control unit, operatively connected to the projection apparatus and a measurement unit configured to adjust the projection by the apparatus for projection of the image, modifying the angle of the first segment with rectilinear extension on the non-horizontal wall as a function of the instantaneous rolling motion angle measured by the measurement unit.
A method for guiding the landing of an aircraft on the deck of a ship, comprising the steps of:
- measuring the instantaneous rolling motion angle of the ship,
- projecting, on a non-horizontal wall of the ship a luminous image comprising a first segment with a rectilinear extension representing the horizon line,
- modifying the angle of the first segment with rectilinear extension on the non-horizontal wall as a function of the instantaneous rolling motion angle measured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.