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Surveillance imaging system and method

US9830713B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2015
Grant dateNov 28, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N7/181
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and related method for detecting unmanned aerial vehicles and other targets aboard an aircraft scans a region proximal to the aircraft with a network of image sensors attached to the aircraft exterior. Visual processors detect potential targets and determine location data associated with the targets based on the captured images, sending the captured images and associated location data to a visual display system for display to a pilot or crew of the aircraft along with cueing symbology. The visual display system may include a cockpit-mounted heads-down display, a monocular, binocular, or head-tracking helmet-mounted display, or an offboard mobile device. The system may scan a 3-D space around the aircraft or a proximal 2-D section of terrain.

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