Relative navigation for precision rendezvous and station keeping using datalink signals
    1.
    发明授权
    Relative navigation for precision rendezvous and station keeping using datalink signals 有权
    使用数据链路信号进行精密会合和站保持的相对导航

    公开(公告)号:US07418343B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-26

    申请号:US10848708

    申请日:2004-05-19

    IPC分类号: G01S1/08

    摘要: A follower aircraft is guided to a lead aircraft using a datalink that determines range between the two. The lead aircraft has an antenna array and processing system for determining azimuth/elevation of the follower aircraft. The lead aircraft transmits a ranging message to the follower aircraft and stores a lead aircraft time of transmit (TOT) time. The ranging message is received at the follower aircraft and a follower aircraft time of reception (TOR) time is stored. A second ranging message is transmitted from the follower aircraft to the lead aircraft and a follower aircraft TOT time is stored. The second ranging message is received at the lead aircraft and a lead aircraft TOR is stored. A message is sent from the follower aircraft when follower aircraft TOT and TOR. The range and time offset is determined by the lead aircraft using follower aircraft TOT/TOR and stored lead aircraft TOT/TOR.

    摘要翻译: 随动飞机使用确定两者之间范围的数据链来引导到主飞机。 引导飞机具有用于确定从动飞机的方位/仰角的天线阵列和处理系统。 主飞机向跟随飞机发送测距信息,并存储飞行时间(TOT)时间。 在跟随飞行器处接收测距消息,并存储跟随飞行器接收时间(TOR)时间。 第二范围消息从跟随飞行器发送到主飞机,并且存储随动飞机TOT时间。 在首飞机上接收到第二个测距信息,并且存储了引导飞机TOR。 随动飞机TOT和TOR发出信号。 范围和时间偏移由引擎飞机使用跟随飞机TOT / TOR和存储的引导飞机TOT / TOR确定。

    System for accurately determining the mileage traveled by a vehicle
within a state without human intervention
    2.
    发明授权
    System for accurately determining the mileage traveled by a vehicle within a state without human intervention 失效
    用于在没有人为干预的状态下准确地确定车辆行驶的里程的系统

    公开(公告)号:US5612875A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-18

    申请号:US328982

    申请日:1994-10-24

    IPC分类号: G07C5/08 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G07C5/085

    摘要: A system and method for monitoring and recording the mileage a truck travels within a particular state including a GPS receiver, an odometer, and a memory device which contains state boundary information and a processor for determining on a continual basis whether the positioned information received from the GPS receiver is in a particular state boundary and for recording mileage of the truck when the position and state boundary comparison determines that a change in state boundaries has occurred. Additionally, a storage device for storing the data output by the processor which includes the desired mileage within a particular state information is included.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于监视和记录卡车在特定状态下行驶的里程的系统和方法,包括GPS接收器,里程表和包含状态边界信息的存储器设备和用于连续确定从 当位置和状态边界比较确定状态边界发生变化时,GPS接收机处于特定状态边界并用于记录卡车的里程。 另外,包括用于存储由处理器输出的数据的存储装置,该数据在特定状态信息中包括所需里程。

    Waveform for virtually simultaneous transmission and multiple receptions system and method
    3.
    发明授权
    Waveform for virtually simultaneous transmission and multiple receptions system and method 有权
    用于几乎同时传输和多重接收的波形系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07830781B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-09

    申请号:US10217731

    申请日:2002-08-13

    IPC分类号: H04J11/00 H04L12/413 H04B1/00

    CPC分类号: H04L5/06

    摘要: A radio is disclosed. The radio system includes radio system nodes that are configured with a transceiver to transmit and receive information over more than one frequency. Each radio system node also includes a processor, the processor being any of a variety of processing elements, including but not limited to general purpose processors, coders, decoders, and the like. The processor is configured to gather a block of information and configured to format the block of information into a plurality of sub blocks. Each sub block of information includes message synchronization information. The sub blocks are dispersed in time and over the more than one frequency and substantially simultaneous transmission and reception of multiple transmissions in the same frequency band is enabled.

    摘要翻译: 公开广播。 无线电系统包括配置有收发器的无线电系统节点,以在多于一个频率上发送和接收信息。 每个无线电系统节点还包括处理器,处理器是各种处理元件中的任一者,包括但不限于通用处理器,编码器,解码器等。 处理器被配置为收集信息块并且被配置为将信息块格式化成多个子块。 每个子信息块包括消息同步信息。 子块在时间上分散并且超过一个以上的频率,并且能够在相同频带中实质上同时发送和接收多个传输。

    Multi-channel audio distribution for aircraft passenger entertainment and information systems
    5.
    发明授权
    Multi-channel audio distribution for aircraft passenger entertainment and information systems 有权
    飞机乘客娱乐和信息系统的多声道音频分配

    公开(公告)号:US07002994B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-21

    申请号:US09818970

    申请日:2001-03-27

    IPC分类号: H04J1/00

    摘要: A method of distributing audio channels to passengers of an aircraft includes digitally encoding a multiplicity of audio channels into a corresponding multiplicity of digital audio channels. Different groups of the digital audio channels are combined into sub-channels having a data rate higher than a data rate of the digital audio channels. The sub-channels are combined into a composite data stream having a data rate higher than the data rate of the sub-channels. A first radio frequency (RF) carrier signal is modulated with the composite data stream to generate a modulated RF signal audio output. The modulated RF signal output containing a large number of audio channels is transmitted over a data network, such as a coaxial cable network, along with a multiplicity of video channel modulated RF carrier signals.

    摘要翻译: 将音频信道分配给飞行器的乘客的方法包括将多个音频信道数字地编码成相应的多个数字音频信道。 不同组的数字音频通道被组合成具有比数字音频通道的数据速率高的数据速率的子通道。 子信道被组合成具有高于子信道的数据速率的数据速率的复合数据流。 第一射频(RF)载波信号用复合数据流调制以产生经调制的RF信号音频输出。 包含大量音频信道的调制RF信号输出与多个视频信道调制的RF载波信号一起通过诸如同轴电缆网络的数据网络传输。

    Pilot input device to control direction, altitude, and speed of aircraft
    6.
    发明授权
    Pilot input device to control direction, altitude, and speed of aircraft 有权
    飞行员输入装置,用于控制飞机的方向,高度和速度

    公开(公告)号:US06678567B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-13

    申请号:US09607001

    申请日:2000-06-29

    IPC分类号: G05B1500

    摘要: An integrated side stick controller combines air speed, turning and altitude changing rate control into one pilot input control device. Movements of the integrated side stick controller will perform manipulations on aircraft surfaces devices in order to maneuver the aircraft. For instance, fore and aft movement of the side stick will increase/decrease the air speed, left/right movements of the side stick will control the turning of the aircraft, and up/down movements of the slider on the side stick will change the ascend/descend rate of the aircraft.

    摘要翻译: 一体化侧杆控制器将空速,转弯和高度变化率控制结合成一个先导输入控制装置。 集成侧杆控制器的运动将对飞机表面设备执行操纵以操纵飞行器。 例如,侧杆的前后运动将增加/减少空气速度,侧杆的左/右运动将控制飞行器的转动,并且侧杆上的滑块的上/下移动将改变 飞机的上升/下降率。

    Architecture for receiving data from a multiplicity of frequency hopping emitters
    7.
    发明授权
    Architecture for receiving data from a multiplicity of frequency hopping emitters 有权
    用于从多个跳频发射器接收数据的结构

    公开(公告)号:US08345726B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US10616004

    申请日:2003-07-09

    IPC分类号: H04B1/00

    CPC分类号: H04B1/713 H04B2001/71563

    摘要: A method of receiving a plurality of simultaneously transmitted data streams is disclosed. Each data stream is divided into portions and transmitted at predetermined frequencies and times according to a frequency-hopping pattern. The portions are received using a plurality of receivers. Each receiver is configured to receive portions transmitted on one of the predetermined frequencies. The received portions are temporarily stored in a memory such that the received portions are stored as a function of receiver and time. The stored portions are compared to the frequency-hopping pattern. It is determined if any combination of the stored portions corresponds to the predetermined frequencies and times of the frequency-hopping pattern.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种接收多个同时发送的数据流的方法。 每个数据流被分成多个部分,并根据跳频图案以预定的频率和时间发送。 使用多个接收器接收部分。 每个接收机被配置为接收在预定频率之一上发送的部分。 接收到的部分被临时存储在存储器中,使得接收的部分作为接收器和时间的函数被存储。 将存储的部分与跳频图案进行比较。 确定存储部分的任何组合是否对应于跳频图案的预定频率和时间。

    System for accurately determining the mileage traveled by a vehicle
within a state without human intervention
    8.
    发明授权
    System for accurately determining the mileage traveled by a vehicle within a state without human intervention 失效
    用于在没有人为干预的状态下准确地确定车辆行驶的里程的系统

    公开(公告)号:US5359528A

    公开(公告)日:1994-10-25

    申请号:US19714

    申请日:1993-02-19

    IPC分类号: G07C5/08 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G07C5/085

    摘要: A system and method for monitoring and recording the mileage a truck travels within a particular state including a GPS receiver, an odometer, and a memory device which contains state boundary information and a processor for determining on a continual basis whether the positioned information received from the GPS receiver is in a particular state boundary and for recording mileage of the truck when the position and state boundary comparison determines that a change in state boundaries has occurred. Additionally, a storage device for storing the data output by the processor which includes the desired mileage within a particular state information is included.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于监视和记录卡车在特定状态下行驶的里程的系统和方法,包括GPS接收器,里程表和包含状态边界信息的存储器设备和用于连续确定从 当位置和状态边界比较确定状态边界发生变化时,GPS接收机处于特定状态边界并用于记录卡车的里程。 另外,包括用于存储由处理器输出的数据的存储装置,该数据在特定状态信息中包括所需里程。

    Vehicle lane position detection system
    9.
    发明授权
    Vehicle lane position detection system 失效
    车道位置检测系统

    公开(公告)号:US5351044A

    公开(公告)日:1994-09-27

    申请号:US928819

    申请日:1992-08-12

    摘要: A low cost, real time vehicle lane position detection system is provided for determining and maintaining the position of the vehicle on a highway. The system comprises an image sensor mounted on the front of an automotive vehicle and an integrated processor for performing real-time lane mark detection. The sensor/processor system identifies highway lane marks on the detector image plane by using a nonlinear resistive network for detecting outliers. A line detection algorithm, such as the Hough transform, is used to determine the lane marks from the outliers on the image plane. Because the expected lane position can be determined in advance, an added degree of signal-to-noise discrimination is achieved by providing feedback to the processor for outlier detection. The position of the vehicle in the lane is determined and tracked from the position of the detected lane marks on the image plane given the sensor position and optical geometry.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种低成本的实时车道位置检测系统,用于确定和保持车辆在高速公路上的位置。 该系统包括安装在机动车辆前方的图像传感器和用于执行实时车道标记检测的集成处理器。 传感器/处理器系统通过使用用于检测异常值的非线性电阻网络来识别检测器图像平面上的公路车道标记。 线检测算法,如霍夫变换,用于确定来自图像平面上异常值的车道标记。 由于可以预先确定预期的车道位置,所以通过向处理器提供异常值检测的反馈来实现增加的信噪比辨别度。 在给定传感器位置和光学几何形状的情况下,从检测到的车道标记在图像平面上的位置确定并跟踪车辆在车道中的位置。

    Nearest return tracking in an FMCW system
    10.
    发明授权
    Nearest return tracking in an FMCW system 失效
    FMCW系统中最近的返回跟踪

    公开(公告)号:US4599618A

    公开(公告)日:1986-07-08

    申请号:US401804

    申请日:1982-07-26

    IPC分类号: G01S13/34 G01S13/32

    CPC分类号: G01S13/341

    摘要: An FMCW distance measuring device is disclosed which provides nearest return tracking for increased accuracy. A portion of the transmitted wave in an FMCW altimeter is mixed with a received signal indicating distance to a target to produce a beat frequency between the transmitted wave and the received wave. This beat frequency is input to a frequency discriminator. The discriminator output is controlled so that a predetermined point within the spectrum of the returned signal most nearly represents the nearest return. The frequency discriminator thus allows more accurate tracking of altitude in contrast to those conventional systems which track the average or centroid of the spectral return. The frequency discriminator may be used in two ways. In the first technique the transmitted wave is modulated to maintain a constant beat frequency by adjusting the slope of the modulation. The modulation slope is controlled in response to a signal derived from the frequency discriminator to provide nearest return tracking. The system maintains the beat frequency constant based on that nearest return through control of the modulation slope. Nearest return altitude is inversely proportional to modulation slope. In the second technique, modulation slope is held constant or at least is not directly controlled by the frequency discriminator. The frequency discriminator is used in a phase/frequency locked loop to provide an output signal from the VCO that is locked onto the predetermined point within the spectrum of the returned signal. Nearest return altitude is proportional to the frequency of the VCO output signal.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种FMCW距离测量装置,其提供最近的返回跟踪以提高精度。 FMCW高度计中的发射波的一部分与指示到目标的距离的接收信号混合,以在发射波和接收波之间产生拍频。 该拍频被输入到鉴频器。 控制鉴别器输出,使得返回信号频谱内的预定点最接近地代表最近的返回。 因此,与跟踪光谱返回的平均或重心的传统系统相比,鉴频器因此允许更准确地跟踪高度。 频率鉴别器可以以两种方式使用。 在第一种技术中,通过调节调制斜率来调制发射波以保持恒定的拍频。 响应于从鉴频器得到的信号来控制调制斜率以提供最近的返回跟踪。 该系统通过控制调制斜率的最接近的返回值来保持拍频恒定。 最近的返回高度与调制斜率成反比。 在第二种技术中,调制斜率保持恒定或至少不被频率鉴别器直接控制。 频率鉴相器用于相位/频率锁定环路以提供来自VCO的输出信号,该输出信号被锁定在返回信号的频谱内的预定点上。 最近的返回高度与VCO输出信号的频率成比例。