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AUTOMATED LANDING ZONE SITE SURVEYING

  • US 20100204919A1
  • Filed: 02/09/2009
  • Published: 08/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An imaging system configured to be implemented on a platform, the system comprising:

  • a processor;

    a detection assembly coupled to the processor and configured to collect survey data characterizing a respective height and location of physical features of a geographic region;

    a receiver assembly coupled to the processor and configured to provide location data characterizing a geolocation of the geographic region;

    a tilt sensor coupled to the processor and configured to provide tilt data characterizing an inclination of the detection assembly with respect to gravity; and

    a magnetic-field sensor coupled to the processor and configured to provide field data characterizing a magnetic field associated with the geographic region;

    whereby the processor is configured to;

    perform processing of the survey data and tilt data to yield a first corrected data set,obtain, based on the location data, magnetic-deviation data associated with the geographic region,determine, from the field data and magnetic-deviation data, an indication of true north, andprocess the first corrected data set and true-north indication to yield a second corrected data set comprising the first corrected data set oriented to true north.

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