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Passive power line detection system for aircraft

  • US 20020153485A1
  • Filed: 01/07/2002
  • Published: 10/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A passive obstacle detection system comprising:

  • an infrared imaging system that acquires images;

    a software system that processes images acquired by the infrared imaging system; and

    a crew interface that displays the images processed by the software system, wherein the software system further comprises cellular automata routines that propagate pixels along a line according to a set of local rules, thereby producing line segments that are linked and presented on the crew interface as obstacles.

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