Airborne equipment for detecting shootings and assisting piloting
US10459069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/80
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An airborne shootings detection and piloting aid equipment is disclosed for an aircraft including a multi-sensor system supplying signals representing an environment of the aircraft including at least one system supplying a signal, referred to as an LWIR/MWIR signal, representing infrared radiation lying the far infrared or mid-infrared range; piloting aid means for obtaining first piloting information including information representing obstacles present in the environment of the aircraft; and shootings detection means for obtaining second piloting information including information representing shootings in the vicinity of the aircraft, the piloting aid means and the shootings detection means using signals representing an environment of the aircraft including at least the LWIR/MWIR signal; and obtaining means for obtaining piloting aid parameters from first and second piloting information.
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