WO2017055818A3 - Guidance system for an aircraft or vehicle and a method of use thereof - Google Patents

Guidance system for an aircraft or vehicle and a method of use thereof Download PDF

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WO2017055818A3
WO2017055818A3 PCT/GB2016/052987 GB2016052987W WO2017055818A3 WO 2017055818 A3 WO2017055818 A3 WO 2017055818A3 GB 2016052987 W GB2016052987 W GB 2016052987W WO 2017055818 A3 WO2017055818 A3 WO 2017055818A3
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aircraft
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optical beam
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Phil Jermyn
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Snelflight Limited
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/16—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves

Abstract

A guidance system is provided for a vehicle or aircraft. The system comprises optical emitting means for emitting at least one optical beam therefrom in use. The optical emitting means are provided on or associated with one of a first vehicle/aircraft or at a first locality. The first locality is different, separate, independent and/or remote to the first vehicle /aircraft. Optical receiving means are provided for receiving said at least one optical beam in use. The optical receiving means are provided on or associated with the other of the first vehicle/ aircraft or first locality. Processing means are provided on or associated with the optical receiving means for sensing and/or calculating an intensity of said at least one received optical beam and/or an incident angle of said at least one received optical beam to allow positional and/or orientation information of the vehicle/ aircraft with respect to the first locality to be calculated.
PCT/GB2016/052987 2015-10-01 2016-09-26 Guidance system for an aircraft or vehicle and a method of use thereof WO2017055818A2 (en)

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