PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15979244
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-05
Publication Date: 2018-09
Patent Classification: ["701", "300000"]

Abstract:
An obstacle avoidance system is provided to assist a pilot in avoiding obstacles. The obstacle avoidance system includes a set of proximity sensors and a pilot interface device. The set of proximity sensors detects nearby obstacles by emitting a signal and receiving a reflected signal from an obstacle. A processor receives an obstacle indication from the set of proximity sensors and detects the obstacle that is in proximity to the aircraft based at least in part on the reflected signal. The processor acquires a distance and a direction to the obstacle and calculates a threat level posed by the obstacle. The pilot interface device is operable to display the following: an ownship icon indicative of the aircraft, a velocity vector icon indicative of a velocity vector of the aircraft, and an obstacle graphic indicative of the distance, direction, and threat level of the obstacle.

Claim (Index 18):
An obstacle avoidance system operable to detect and display obstacles in proximity to an aircraft, the obstacle avoidance system comprising:\n a display; a communications element operable to receive an obstacle indication from one or more proximity sensors associated with the aircraft during flight of the aircraft, the aircraft having one or more rotor blades generating lift to hover and move the aircraft through the air in any direction, and wherein the obstacle indication is associated with a signal reflected from an obstacle; a processor coupled with the display and the communications element, the processor operable to:\n acquire a distance and a direction to the obstacle from the aircraft based upon the obstacle indication, \n determine an altitude of the aircraft, \n determine an altitude of the obstacle, \n determine a clearance distance between the aircraft and the obstacle, \n determine a threat level posed by the obstacle to the aircraft, \n determine an evasive maneuver path for the aircraft to avoid the obstacle and reduce the determined threat level, \n determine an obstacle display including an ownship icon, an obstacle graphic indicative of the distance and the direction to the obstacle from the aircraft, and the determined evasive maneuver path, and \n control the display to present the determined obstacle display; \n wherein the determined evasive maneuver path is a recommendation to change the aircraft altitude based on the determined clearance distance between the aircraft and the obstacle.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 93.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.5
- Patent Class: 701.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15261492', '15979172', '15582216', '14629017', '12894452']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4452152941950379
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4982157363487665
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4505153384104108
- Mean Citation Score: 250.82424
- Max Citation Score: 308.3685
- Similarity Product: 306.8208692090213

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test