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Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP4711712

Anmeldetag

16. September 2024

Veröffentlichung

18. März 2026

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EP

Abstract

An aircraft heading estimation system comprising: one or more sensors arranged on the aircraft to detect features in a viewing region and provide feature signals indicative of the detected features; an image processor storing predetermined image information of one or more expected features, being features that might be expected to be present in the viewing region, the image processor configured to compare the features indicated by the feature signals with the one or more expected features to generate an estimated observed image and to derive an estimated heading for the aircraft based on the estimate observed image; wherein the image processor is further configured to incrementally update the estimated observed image with new feature signals generated by the sensors as their distance to the viewing region changes, and to incrementally updated the estimated heading based on the updated estimate observed image.

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Firma

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Land

🇺🇸 USA