Landing zone indicators
AssigneeKitty Hawk Corporation
InventorsTimothy Robert Huntzinger, Dennis Young Kwon
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Abstract
A landing zone indicator system which includes a battery that is configured to power a controller and a human vision output device, a controller that is configured to control human-visible light that is output by the human vision output device, and a human vision output device where the human-visible light output by the human vision output device generates an illuminated landing zone for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle.
Claims19
A landing zone indicator system, comprising:
- a battery, wherein the battery powers a controller and a human vision output device;
- the controller, wherein the controller controls human-visible light that is output by the human vision output device;
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- the human vision output device, wherein the human vision output device generates an illuminated landing zone, wherein the human vision output device includes a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, wherein a plurality of human vision output components are located on the side portion, wherein each of the plurality of human vision output components are configured to generate a corresponding human-visible light output that is directed towards a ground.
The landing zone indicator system of claim 15, wherein the state associated with the landing zone indicator system includes at least one of an angle to which a computer vision output device is to be oriented, and/or a state associated with a characteristic of the human-visible light output, a state associated with a characteristic of a computer vision signal.
The landing zone indicator system of claim 15, wherein the controller configures at least one of the human vision output device or a computer vision output device to be in the state associated with the landing zone indicator system.
A method, comprising:
- using a battery to power a controller and a human vision output device;
- controlling, by the controller, human-visible light that is output by the human vision output device;
- and
- generating, by the human vision output device an illuminated landing zone, wherein the human vision output device includes a top portion, a side portion, and a bottom portion, wherein a plurality of human vision output components are located on the side portion, wherein each of the plurality of human vision output components are configured to generate a corresponding human-visible light output that is directed towards a ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.