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System for remotely controlling a movable object

US5723855A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
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20Claims
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Filing dateJun 19, 1995
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0272
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for remotely controlling a movable object includes a drive controller which is provided on the movable object and controls the driving of the movable object in accordance with movement data; an emitter device which is attached to a movable object movable and emits light; a light sensor which receives light emitted from the emitter device to produce light data; a processor which calculates a position of the emitter device attached to the movable object based on the light data from the light sensor; a movement data generator which generates a movement data for the movable object in accordance with the position calculated by the processor; and a movement data sender which sends the generated movement data to the drive controller provided on the movable object.

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