STEVEN DOUGLAS COLBY
Pilots at Carmichael Rd, Flemingville, NY
License number
New York A2246827
Issued Date
Jul 2016
Expiration Date
Jul 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
1835 Carmichael Rd, Flemingville, NY 13827
Professional information
Emergency Landing Zone Recognition
US Patent:
2013017, Jul 11, 2013
Filed:
Jan 10, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/347109
Inventors:
Steven D. Colby - Owego NY, US
Stephen C. Moraites - Owego NY, US
Stephen C. Moraites - Owego NY, US
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD
International Classification:
G06F 19/00, G05D 1/00
US Classification:
701 16
Abstract:
Systems and methods for automatically identifying one or more candidate emergency landing sites to a pilot of an aircraft are described. The candidate emergency landing sites lie within a current flight-capable range of an aircraft, and may include non-airfield landing sites. The candidate sites may be calculated by an on-board processing system. Various types of data, such as digital terrain elevation data, ground-cover data, hostile-threat data, surface-water data, aircraft parameter data, and flight-obstacle data may be used by an on-board processing system to calculate one or more candidate emergency landing sites suitable for landing the aircraft. A pilot may initiate an emergency landing site identification process during in-flight distress via a button, touch-sensitive screen, or voice-recognition input. The systems and methods may be useful in combat scenarios.
System And Method For Tactile Presentation Of Information
US Patent:
2013024, Sep 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar 22, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/427425
Inventors:
Carl R. Herman - Owego NY, US
Jason C. Twedt - Waverly NY, US
Jean-Francois Darcy - Pittsford NY, US
Steven D. Colby - Owego NY, US
Jason C. Twedt - Waverly NY, US
Jean-Francois Darcy - Pittsford NY, US
Steven D. Colby - Owego NY, US
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD
International Classification:
B64D 11/06, G08B 6/00, G08B 23/00, B60R 22/00, B60N 2/66
US Classification:
2972171, 340963
Abstract:
A system for tactile presentation of information to a pilot of an aircraft. The system comprises a pilot seat, a plurality of tactors, and a controller configured to control the plurality of tactors to tactually present the threat information to the pilot by producing one or more tactile stimuli based on situational awareness information. The tactors in the plurality of tactors are physically coupled to the pilot seat and the threat information is indicative of a threat to the aircraft. In some embodiments, at least one pressure sensor may be physically coupled to the pilot seat and the plurality of tactors may be configured to tactually present the threat information to the pilot based at least in part on data obtained by the at least one pressure sensor.