Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Aeronautical vehicle
Patent
1999-10-04
2000-11-07
Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Aeronautical vehicle
701 16, 701200, 701213, 244 31, 244 32, 102384, 102387, 342 62, B64D 100
Patent
active
061448990
ABSTRACT:
The recoverable airborne instrument platform accurately determines its present position and uses this data to execute a predetermined flight plan and ultimately guide its descent to a predetermined landing site. This is accomplished by installing the instrument package payload in the aerodynamic exterior housing of the recoverable airborne instrument platform, which has a plurality of moveable control surfaces thereon to autonomously control the altitude, attitude and flight path of the recoverable airborne instrument platform. A navigation circuit contained within the aerodynamic housing determines the geographic location of the recoverable airborne instrument platform as well as the location of at least one predetermined recovery site. The determined position data is used to dynamically calculate a flight path which allows the guidance control circuit to both execute a predetermined flight plan and controllably descend the recoverable instrument platform to a selected predetermined recovery site. Upon arrival at the selected predetermined recovery site, the recoverable airborne instrument platform descends to a predetermined height over the selected predetermined recovery site and activates a parachute release mechanism to controllably descend to the selected predetermined recovery site.
REFERENCES:
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Ma Shuqin, Wang Gai, and Pan Yi, "Returnable GPS Sonde," American Meterological Society, p. 599-603, (1998), Apr.
Babb Michael L.
Douglas Michael William
Egle Davis M.
Howard Kenneth Wayne
Beaulieu Yonel
Cuchlinski Jr. William A.
University Corporation For Atmospheric Research
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