Correction For Ellipticity Of Earth Patents (Class 701/496)
  • Patent number: 11808578
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, system, and computer program product for navigating an aircraft. Information indicative of a result of a scan of an environment around the aircraft is received by a computer system for landmarks. Bearings of the landmarks and locations of the landmarks are determined by the computer system. A current position of the aircraft is estimated by the computer system using the bearings of the landmarks and the locations of the landmarks. A set of actions to be performed is determined to guide the aircraft based on the current position of the aircraft is performed by the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Wissler, Jeffery Saunders