Sensor-based image(s) integrity determination system, device, and method

摘要

A system, device, and method for determining the integrity of sensor-based image(s) are disclosed. The integrity determination system may include one or more sources of passive sensor-based image data, one or more sources of an active sensor-based image data, and an image processing unit (“IPU”). The IPU may receive passive sensor-based image data; receive active sensor-based image data; and (1) determine the integrity of at least the passive sensor-based image data by comparison of the passive sensor-based image data with the active sensor-based image data, and/or (2) combine the passive sensor-based image data with the active sensor-based image data to produce third image data from which a pilot may manually determine the integrity of the first image data.

主权项

1. A system for determining the integrity of at least one sensor-based image, comprising:
a source of first image data, where
the first image data is representative of a first two-dimensional (2D) image of a runway generated from
navigation data representative of at least aircraft position and heading data, andfixed reference data representative of the runway; a source of second image data, where
the second image data is representative of a second 2D image of a plurality of lighting structures of a lighting system of the runway generated from
the navigation data, andthree-dimensional (3D) data acquired through an active radiation sensor configured to transmit radiation and receive the transmitted radiation reflected by the plurality of lighting structures; and an image processing unit including at least one processor coupled to a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code and configured to:
receive the first image data;receive the second image data; andprovide the first image data and the second image data to a display system, whereby
the first 2D image and the second 2D image are presented to a viewer, thereby
enabling the viewer to visually determine an integrity of at least one of the active radiation sensor and the second image data.