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Systems and methods for representation of a flight vehicle in a controlled environment

US7457690B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Robert C. Wilson, Jr. · Woodbury, US
Ted D. Whitley · Anacortes, US
Regina I. Estkowski · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2005
Grant date	Nov 25, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 6, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08G5/26
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for representing a flight vehicle in a controlled environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system comprises a communications link that extends between a ground-based facility and at least one flight vehicle operating within the controlled environment that is operable to communicate trajectory data between the ground-based facility and the at least one flight vehicle, and a processor configured to generate the trajectory data.

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