A system and method are disclosed for design of a suite of multispectral (MS) sensors and processing of enhanced data streams produced by the sensors for autonomous aircraft flight. The suite of MS sensors is specifically configured to produce data streams for processing by an autonomous aircraft object identification and positioning system processor. Multiple, diverse MS sensors image naturally occurring, or artificial features (towers buildings etc.) and produce data streams containing details which are routinely processed by the object identification and positioning system yet would be unrecognizable to a human pilot. The object identification and positioning system correlates MS sensor output with a-priori information stored onboard to determine position and trajectory of the autonomous aircraft. Once position and trajectory are known, the object identification and positioning system sends the data to the autonomous aircraft flight management system for autopilot control of the autonomous aircraft.


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    Titel :

    Processing of multispectral sensors for autonomous flight


    Beteiligte:
    TIANA CARLO L (Autor:in) / LAHR WESTON J (Autor:in) / SHAPIRO GEOFFREY A (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2021-11-02


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / G06V



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