Apparatus for measuring location of underwater vehicle and method thereof
US9335172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus for measuring a location of an underwater vehicle, including a hull information generating unit dividing a hull surface into a plurality of areas, and generating normal vector information for each area and level information which is information for a depth that each area is submerged into water, a vehicle information receiving unit receiving attitude and depth information for a vehicle attached to the hull surface, and a location determining unit comparing the attitude information for the vehicle with the normal vector information for the area, and comparing the depth information for the vehicle and the level information for the area to determine a location of the vehicle.
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