Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Navigation – Employing position determining equipment
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-22
2005-02-22
Jeanglaude, Gertrude A. (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Navigation
Employing position determining equipment
C701S200000, C701S213000, C701S222000, C701S224000, C701S300000, C342S357490, C342S357490
Reexamination Certificate
active
06859729
ABSTRACT:
Methods for navigating a remote controlled vehicle, methods for maintaining a formation of remote controlled vehicles, and remote controlled vehicles using those methods. A vehicle is navigated using the Global Positioning System (GPS). Upon dropout of the GPS, the vehicle is navigated using a laser tracking system and one or both of: (i) a compass and (ii) wheel encoders. The navigation system may be used, in one embodiment, to maintain an echelon formation of remote controlled mine detection vehicles.
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Breakfield David K.
Martin Jerry D.
Paul Fred D.
Bae Systems Integrated Defense Solutions Inc.
Jeanglaude Gertrude A.
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