Augmented radar camera view for remotely operated aerial vehicles
US10228691B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/42
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, and apparatus for augmented radar camera view for remotely operated vehicles. A camera and a radar unit are co-located on a remotely controlled aerial vehicle, for example, in a forward looking view. The camera captures images and the radar unit senses reflections from transmitted waves. The images (operator view) and radar returns (radar view) are combined in an augmented view. The augmented view is displayed to an operator (e.g., a pilot) at a control station to provide the operator with an augmented reality sense of obstacles in the environment of the remotely controlled aerial vehicle. Thus, when a remotely controlled aerial vehicle is flying through an environment that may be dark, clouded, foggy, etc., the operator may still be able to detect obstacles from the radar view.
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