Patents by Inventor Peter J. Seiler

Peter J. Seiler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vision-based vehicle navigation system and method
    Patent number: 8284997
    Abstract: A system and method of determining aircraft position on an aerodrome ground surface having a centerline disposed thereon is provided. A current image of the aerodrome ground surface is captured using a camera that has a known focal length and is disposed on a vehicle at a preset pitch angle. The current image includes the centerline, which extends to a vanishing point in the captured image. The slope and intercept of at least a portion of the centerline are computed. The vertical and horizontal positions of the vanishing point are computed. An estimate of the vehicle position on the ground surface is computed using the computed horizontal and vertical positions of the vanishing point, the known focal length, and the preset pitch angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammed Ibrahim, Dinesh Ramegowda, Peter J. Seiler
  • VISION-BASED VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100232639
    Abstract: A system and method of determining aircraft position on an aerodrome ground surface having a centerline disposed thereon is provided. A current image of the aerodrome ground surface is captured using a camera that has a known focal length and is disposed on a vehicle at a preset pitch angle. The current image includes the centerline, which extends to a vanishing point in the captured image. The slope and intercept of at least a portion of the centerline are computed. The vertical and horizontal positions of the vanishing point are computed. An estimate of the vehicle position on the ground surface is computed using the computed horizontal and vertical positions of the vanishing point, the known focal length, and the preset pitch angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Mohammed IBRAHIM, Dinesh RAMEGOWDA, Peter J. SEILER