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- Patent Title: Global positioning system (“GPS”) independent navigation system for a self-guided aerial vehicle utilizing multiple optical sensors
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Application No.: US14828052Application Date: 2015-08-17
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Publication No.: US09852645B2Publication Date: 2017-12-26
- Inventor: Steven A. Wright
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Apogee Law Group P.C.
- Agent Francisco A. Rubio-Campos
- Main IPC: G08G5/00
- IPC: G08G5/00 ; H04N5/247 ; H04N5/33 ; H04N7/18 ; G01S19/39 ; B64D47/08 ; F41G7/20 ; F41G7/34 ; G01S5/16 ; G05D1/00 ; G06T7/73 ; G01S19/15 ; G01S19/18 ; G01S19/48 ; G06T7/70 ; F41G7/36
Abstract:
Disclosed is a Global Positioning System (“GPS”) independent navigation system (“GINS”) for a self-guided aerial vehicle (“SAV”). The SAV has a housing, where the housing has an outer surface, a length, a front-end, and a longitudinal axis along the length of the housing. The GINS includes a first optical sensor, a second optical sensor, a storage unit, and a comparator.
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