Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft landing systems and methods
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Application No.: US17644963Application Date: 2021-12-17
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Publication No.: US11851206B2Publication Date: 2023-12-26
- Inventor: Marc Pos , Lawrence Surace
- Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Main IPC: B64D15/04
- IPC: B64D15/04 ; G01S13/93 ; B64F1/18 ; B64D45/04 ; G01S13/933

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method of navigating a vertical take-off and landing (“VTOL”) vehicle near a landing zone, may comprise receiving data related to a first radar signal reflected from at least one corner reflector; determining whether the received data is consistent with a predefined target landing zone; upon determining that the received data is consistent with the predefined target landing zone, determining a location of the VTOL vehicle relative to the predefined target landing zone, using a second radar signal reflected from at least one corner reflector; and determining whether the location of the VTOL vehicle is consistent with a predefined landing position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230192313A1 AIRCRAFT LANDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2023-06-22
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