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Vehicle guidance system

US8065044B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateJul 31, 2006
Grant dateNov 22, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/106
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle guidance system comprising: a measurement system; a processor arranged to receive information from the measurement system and convert said information into at least one time-to-contact based parameter; and a control system arranged to receive the at least one time-to-contact based parameter from the processor and use the at least one time-to-contact based parameter to either automatically guide the vehicle or to provide vehicle guidance information to a pilot.

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