Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Aeronautical vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-04
2005-10-04
Black, Thomas G. (Department: 3663)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Aeronautical vehicle
C701S001000, C701S028000, C701S223000, C340S951000, C342S033000, C073S17800T
Reexamination Certificate
active
06952632
ABSTRACT:
A method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase including imaging the ground using an imaging system onboard the aircraft to obtain an image, analyzing the image to detect an airport area, detecting an airport area and selecting a runway for landing, tracking the selected runway during the approach of the aircraft by visually tracking the selected runway in the image supplied by the imaging system, and tracking the runway when the aircraft is very close to the ground by analyzing the image supplied by the imaging system to determine the position of the aircraft relative to the runway.
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Devy Michel
Juanole Guy
Robert Paul Henry
Airbus
Black Thomas G.
Donnelly Arthur D.
VanOphem & VanOphem P.C.
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