Aerial camera system and method for identifying route-related hazards

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9873442
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14624069

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An aerial camera system includes an aerial device disposed onboard a non-aerial vehicle as the non-aerial vehicle moves along a route. The aerial device also can be configured to fly above the route during movement of the vehicle along the route. The camera unit is configured to be disposed onboard the aerial device and to generate image data during flight of the aerial device. The one or more image analysis processors are configured to examine the image data and to identify a hazard disposed ahead of the non-aerial vehicle along a direction of travel of the non-aerial vehicle based on the image data. A method for identifying route-related hazards using image data obtained from a camera unit on an aerial device.

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  • GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Azam, Anwarul Lawrence Park, US 12 247
Ballesty, Daniel Malachi Wattsburg, US 15 598
Bind, Anju Bangalore, IN 18 368
Blair, Matthew Lawrence Lawrence Park, US 11 238
Chaki, Sreyashi Dey Bangalore, IN 17 360
Chung, Wing Yeung Erie, US 20 533
Clouse, Shannon Joseph Erie, US 13 251
Costa, Brad Thomas Melbourne, US 6 193
DiDomenico, Dale Martin Melbourne, US 7 200
Duncan, Jerry Melbourne, US 9 196
Kisak, Jeffrey James Erie, US 16 606
Kraeling, Mark Bradshaw Melbourne, US 75 1423
Miner, Michael Scott Melbourne, US 9 213
Naithani, Nidhi Bangalore, IN 26 527
Naphade, Nikhil Uday Maharashtra, IN 12 269
Nelson, Scott Daniel Melbourne, US 13 284
Rao, Dattaraj Jagdish Bangalore, IN 28 471
Shaffer, Glenn Robert Erie, US 61 2316
Snyder, Seneca Melbourne, US 8 197

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