Attitude determination using two transmitter/receiver stations and skewed reflectors
US4047816A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 1976 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 1996 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S17/66
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system is provided for remote determination of the attitude of a vehicle. he system utilizes two remotely located transmitting-receiving stations and two retroreflecting single plane roof prisms mounted on a vehicle which may exhibit high angular rates about a roll axis relative to the angular rates about two other orthogonal axes. The two remotely located transmitter-receiver stations provide tracking of the vehicle, continuously illuminating the vehicle with a light source located at each station so that the position of the object relative to the remote stations is obtained.
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