Richard Houk
Engineers at Grant St, Denver, CO
License number
Colorado 27027
Issued Date
Jul 12, 1990
Renew Date
Nov 1, 2015
Expiration Date
Oct 31, 2017
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
1177 S Grant St, Denver, CO 80210
Professional information
Creation Of Optimized Terrain Databases
US Patent:
7783612, Aug 24, 2010
Filed:
Sep 21, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/233234
Inventors:
Richard Houk - Evergreen CO, US
Michael Fox - Centennial CO, US
Jens Schiefele - Wiesbaden Breckenhaim, DE
Marc Launer - Darmstadt, DE
Michael Fox - Centennial CO, US
Jens Schiefele - Wiesbaden Breckenhaim, DE
Marc Launer - Darmstadt, DE
Assignee:
The Boeing Company - Chicago IL
International Classification:
G06F 7/00, G06F 15/16
US Classification:
707690, 701120, 701200, 701301, 340970, 340961, 356 301, 356 316, 356 501, 356 509, 707918, 707919, 707920
Abstract:
Systems and methods for generating an optimized terrain database identify several regions, including test regions that are established from the identified regions. A first set of terrain data is received for a first test region. The first set of terrain data is compared to a second set of terrain data to determine a set of quality attributes. The quality attributes are used to determine a safety margin for the first test region. The safety margin is applied to other regions having the same or similar characteristics to the first test region. Safety margins are either generated for or applied to all other regions. All regions are then compiled into an area-wide terrain database, up to and including a worldwide database.