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POINT CLOUD VISUALIZATION OF ACCEPTABLE HELICOPTER LANDING ZONES BASED ON 4D LIDAR

  • US 20130282208A1
  • Filed: 04/24/2012
  • Published: 10/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of selecting a safe landing zone for an aircraft comprising the steps of:

  • receiving, from a LADAR or LIDAR system, 4 dimensional (4D) point cloud data as sequential image frames;

    referencing, by a processor, each image frame to geographic coordinates;

    selecting, by a processor, a land region in each image frame;

    first filtering the land region, by a processor, to select a landing zone for the aircraft; and

    second filtering the landing zone, by a processor, to select a safe landing zone for the aircraft.

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