System for estimating the speed of an aircraft, and an application thereof to detecting obstacles
US7791529B2 · kind B2 · utility
33Cited by
22References
25Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/86
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of determining an estimated speed of an aircraft relative to ground being overflown by the aircraft, in which use is made of the sum of an acceleration measurement of the aircraft plus a difference value, the difference value being obtained from observation data or signals relating to a region of the ground.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.