Method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase and a corresponding system
US6952632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0676
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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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