Precision Approach Guidance System And Associated Method
First Claim
1. A method of providing flying craft guidance information during a precision approach to a landing site, the method including:
- a) providing a terrain database storing previously identified position-referenced terrain information associated with the landing site; and
b) repetitively determining a corrected position of the flying craft during the precision approach based at least in part on attitude and velocity information from an inertial navigation system, current position-referenced terrain information based on measurements from an on-board ranging sensor, and previously identified position-referenced terrain information from the terrain database.
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Abstract
A precision approach guidance system that provides flying craft guidance information during a precision approach to a landing site and methods associated therewith are provided. In one embodiment, the system includes: an inertial navigation system, an onboard ranging sensor, a terrain database storing previously identified position-referenced terrain information associated with the landing site, and a position determining process. The position determining process repetitively determines a corrected position of the flying craft during the precision approach based at least in part on attitude and velocity information from an inertial navigation system, current position-referenced terrain information based on measurements from an onboard ranging sensor, and previously identified position-referenced terrain information from the terrain database.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of providing flying craft guidance information during a precision approach to a landing site, the method including:
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a) providing a terrain database storing previously identified position-referenced terrain information associated with the landing site; and b) repetitively determining a corrected position of the flying craft during the precision approach based at least in part on attitude and velocity information from an inertial navigation system, current position-referenced terrain information based on measurements from an on-board ranging sensor, and previously identified position-referenced terrain information from the terrain database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A precision approach guidance system that provides flying craft guidance information during a precision approach to a landing site, the system including:
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an inertial navigation system; an onboard ranging sensor; a terrain database storing previously identified position-referenced terrain information associated with the landing site; and a position determining process in communication with the inertial navigation system, onboard ranging sensor, and terrain database; wherein the position determining process repetitively determines a corrected position of the flying craft during the precision approach based at least in part on attitude and velocity information from the inertial navigation system, current position-referenced terrain information based on measurements from the onboard ranging sensor, and previously identified position-referenced terrain information from the terrain database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A precision approach guidance system that provides flying craft guidance information during a precision approach to a landing site, the system including:
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an inertial navigation system; an onboard ranging sensor; a terrain database storing previously identified position-referenced terrain information associated with the landing site; and first means for repetitively determining a corrected position of the flying craft during the precision approach based at least in part on attitude and velocity information from the inertial navigation system, current position-referenced terrain information based on measurements from the onboard ranging sensor, and previously identified position-referenced terrain information from the terrain database. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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