Method and tool for determining on a vehicle, especially an airc

Details Method and tool for determining on a vehicle, especially an airc Method and tool for determining on a vehicle, especially an airc

1997-11-13

2000-01-18

Fulton, Christopher W.

Geometrical instruments

Straight-line light ray type

Process

33286, G01C 2500, G01C 1500

Patent

active

060148144

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method and tool for determining on a vehicle (V), especially an aircraft, the harmonization error of an on board equipment item (1) with respect to a vehicle reference frame (Rv). According to the invention, the tool comprises an element (4) representing the vehicle reference frame (Rv), an element (5) arranged at the site of the equipment item and representing said equipment item (1), a theodolite (6) taking measurements on said elements (4, 5), directly or through a prism system (7), an inclination meter (8) measuring the pitching on the second element (5) and a calculator (9) determining the harmonization error from said measurements.

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patent: 3990796 (1976-11-01), Foltz, Jr.
patent: 4483080 (1984-11-01), Knoll
patent: 4483618 (1984-11-01), Hamar
patent: 4845856 (1989-07-01), Rochette
patent: 5007175 (1991-04-01), Schwarz
French Search Report dated Jul. 23, 1997, 3 pages.

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