System for determining the position and roll angle of a moving body
US5708583A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G7/305
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for determining the roll angle (.phi.), as well as the position with respect to an axis (OX), of a moving body (2), said system (1) having an optical detector (3). According to the invention, said system (1) includes: PA1 three optical elements (8, 9, 10) mounted on said moving body (2) and capable of generating light flashes (7), two of said elements (8, 9) being mounted so as to be diametrically opposed and the third element (10) being arranged so as to be perpendicular to these two elements; and PA1 a computer (4) determining the position and roll angle of the moving body (2) from the position of said optical elements in a picture.
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