SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANDING LIGHTS

A landing light system (30) and steering method and computer readable medium is provided. A landing light system (30) includes a camera (40), a controller (42), and a landing light (44). A tangible, non-transitory memory may have instructions for controlling a landing light (44). The controller (42)...

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Main Author Ell, Todd
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 23.01.2019
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COSMONAUTICS
COUNTING
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A landing light system (30) and steering method and computer readable medium is provided. A landing light system (30) includes a camera (40), a controller (42), and a landing light (44). A tangible, non-transitory memory may have instructions for controlling a landing light (44). The controller (42) may perform operations including receiving a first image (48a) at a first time from the camera (40), receiving a second image (48b) at a second time from the camera (40), estimating a focus of expansion (122) between the first image (48a) and the second image (48b), and aiming the landing light (44) based on the focus of expansion (122).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170162295