High altitude platform control system

Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Details

Reexamination Certificate

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C244S075100, C342S354000, C342S358000, C455S427000, C455S430000

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06929220

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for controlling a movable appendage on an aerospace vehicle independent from the position of the aerospace vehicle. First and second beacons containing actual position information for the movable appendage are tracked and acquired by first and second beacon tracking sites. The beacon tracking sites report the azimuth and elevation data relating to the position of the movable appendage to a processor where a correction command is determined based on an error calculated from the position data and a desired position. The correction command is communicated to the movable appendage so that appropriate correction to the desired position can be made.

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