System and method for determining the angular orientation of a body moving in object space
US5988562A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/108
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for determining the angular orientation of a body moving in object space. The invention is usable to detect and identify the angular orientation of the body relative to the theoretical plane of gravity and thereby relative to any other theoretical plane between zero and three-hundred sixty degrees therefrom. The invention is operable regardless of whether the body is rotating with an angular velocity, either natural and/or induced. The invention may employ one or more analog and/or digital sensors. The analog sensor may be an accelerometer. The system may be used to provide real-time orientation data to permit the body to be guided or directed towards a desired destination or simply to permit the orientation of the body to be known, controlled or varied as desired.
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