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Aircraft guidance with transmitting beacons

US11726480B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

IN-SITU, INC. · US

Inventors

Rolf Rysdyk · White Salmon, US
Torsten Mack · Walla Walla, US
Mohammad Ehsan Nasroullahi · Vancouver, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 19, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S19/11
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Aircraft guidance with transmitting beacons is disclosed. An example apparatus includes a transceiver of an aircraft to receive signals from deployed beacons, a signal analyzer to analyze the signals to determine distances of the respective beacons relative to the aircraft, and a position calculator to calculate a positional zone of the aircraft based on the distances.

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