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- Patent Title: Method for augmenting radio positioning system using single fan laser
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Application No.: US11214221Application Date: 2005-08-27
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Publication No.: US07310138B2Publication Date: 2007-12-18
- Inventor: Mark E. Nichols , Nicholas C. Talbot , Gary L. Cain
- Applicant: Mark E. Nichols , Nicholas C. Talbot , Gary L. Cain
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Trimble Navigation, Ltd
- Current Assignee: Trimble Navigation, Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agent Boris G. Tankhilevich
- Main IPC: G01B11/26
- IPC: G01B11/26

Abstract:
A method of augmenting a mobile radio positioning system (Mobile_RADPS) by using a stationary fan laser transmitter. A rover comprises the mobile radio positioning system (Mobile_RADPS) integrated with a mobile laser detector. The stationary fan laser transmitter is integrated with a stationary radio positioning system (Stationary_RADPS). The method comprises the following steps: (A)generating a single sloping fan beam by the stationary fan laser transmitter; (B) detecting the single sloping fan beam generated by the stationary fan laser transmitter by using the mobile laser detector; and (C) timing the fan laser beam strike at the rover's location and using the timing of the fan laser beam strike at the rover's location to improve an accuracy in determination of position coordinates of the rover.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070058161A1 Method for augmenting radio positioning system using single fan laser Public/Granted day:2007-03-15
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