Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1995-01-11
1996-01-09
Teska, Kevin J.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
364449, 36442402, G01C 2100
Patent
active
054834554
ABSTRACT:
Vehicle navigation systems typically include devices for determining the location of the vehicle. In many situations it is advantageous to improve the resolution of such devices or to provide a back-up system for determining vehicle location. Simple and efficient systems are also desirable when used as the primary positioning systems. The subject invention provides a simple and efficient system for determining the location of a vehicle in a base reference frame. One or more targets are located at predefined positions with respect to the base reference frame. A target sensing device determines a position of one of the one or more targets with respect to the vehicle. A device determines an estimated vehicle position. A vehicle locating device determines the location of the vehicle with respect to the base reference frame in response to the position of the target with respect to the vehicle and the estimated vehicle position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4060809 (1977-11-01), Baghdady
patent: 4106023 (1978-08-01), Baghdady
patent: 4224507 (1980-09-01), Gendreu
patent: 4225226 (1980-09-01), Davidson et al.
patent: 4347573 (1982-08-01), Friedland
patent: 4442491 (1984-04-01), Othausen, Jr.
patent: 4533918 (1985-08-01), Virnot
patent: 4642786 (1987-02-01), Hansen
patent: 4647784 (1987-03-01), Stephens
patent: 4665401 (1987-05-01), Garrard et al.
patent: 4688176 (1987-08-01), Hirata
patent: 4714339 (1987-12-01), Lau et al.
patent: 4727492 (1988-02-01), Reeve et al.
patent: 4769700 (1988-09-01), Pryor
patent: 4811228 (1989-03-01), Hyyppa
patent: 4847769 (1989-07-01), Reeve
patent: 4853863 (1989-08-01), Cohen et al.
patent: 4901084 (1990-02-01), Huguenin et al.
patent: 4912753 (1990-03-01), Evans, Jr.
patent: 4918607 (1990-04-01), Wible
patent: 4935871 (1990-06-01), Grohsmeyer
patent: 4951213 (1990-08-01), Baxter et al.
patent: 4951214 (1990-08-01), Hollister
patent: 5019968 (1991-05-01), Wang et al.
patent: 5024942 (1991-08-01), Brimberg
patent: 5047778 (1991-09-01), Cofield et al.
patent: 5087916 (1992-02-01), Metzdorff et al.
patent: 5109345 (1992-04-01), Dabney et al.
patent: 5170352 (1992-12-01), McTamaney
patent: 5247306 (1993-09-01), Hardange et al.
patent: 5375059 (1994-12-01), Kyrtsos et al.
patent: 5390125 (1995-02-01), Sennott et al.
Stevens et al., Aircraft Control and Simulation, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., N.Y., 1992, pp. 8-10.
Article-Aerospace & Electronic System vol. AES-23 No. 1 "Decentralized Filtering and Redundancy Management For Multisensor Navigation".
Appication Ser. No. 08/104,867 filed Aug. 10, 1993 by Malcolm T. Roberts et al. entitled "Apparatus and Method For Identifying Scanned Reflective Anonymous Targets".
Article entitled "Position Finding of Ground Vehicle by Use of Laser Beam and Corner-Cubes" by T. Tsumura et al. published in 1982 IEEE.
Article entitled "NDC Laser-Laser Guidance Technology" published by NDC Automation, Inc.
Article entitled "Blanche: An autonomous robot vehicle for structured environments" by Ingemar J. Cox, AT&T Bell Laboratories, pp. 978-982, dated 1988.
Article entitled "Obstacle Avoidance Perception Processing For the Autonomous Land Vehicle", by R. Terry Dunlay, Martin Marietta Information & Communications Systems, pp. 912-917, dated 1988.
Article entitled "Autonomous Navigation For Mobile Robot Vehicles Over Hilly Terrain using Rangefinding Measurements" by C. N. Shen, U.S. Army, pp. 135-144.
Article entitled "Car obstacle avoidance radar at 94GHz" by P. Mallinson, pp. 297-302 dated 1989.
Article entitled "Obstacle avoidance on roadways using range data", by R. Terry Dunlay and David G. Morgenthaler, Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace Computer Vision Group, pp. 110-116 dated 1976.
Allen William E.
Kemner Carl A.
Lay Norman K.
League Richard B.
Peterson Joel L.
Caterpillar Inc.
Hickman Alan J.
Janda Steven R.
Teska Kevin J.
Walder, Jr. Stephen J.
LandOfFree
Method and apparatus for determining the location of a vehicle does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for determining the location of a vehicle, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for determining the location of a vehicle will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1307159