REMOTE COORDINATE IDENTIFIER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT
First Claim
1. A remote coordinate identifier system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a global positioning system (GPS) receiver onboard the aircraft, the GPS receiver configured to provide position information of the aircraft during flight;
an inertial navigation system (INS) onboard the aircraft, the INS configured to provide inertial information of the aircraft during flight;
a laser targeting system (LTS) onboard the aircraft, the LTS configured to provide angular information and distance measurements from the aircraft to an identified target during flight; and
a computer onboard the aircraft, the computer configured to;
process the position information, the inertial information, the angular information, and the distance measurements to triangulate a position of the target; and
determine map coordinates for the target from the triangulated position of the target.
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Abstract
A remote coordinate identifier system for an aircraft comprises a global positioning system (GPS) receiver onboard the aircraft, an inertial navigation system (INS) onboard the aircraft, a laser targeting system (LTS) onboard the aircraft, and a computer onboard the aircraft. The GPS receiver is configured to provide position information of the aircraft during flight. The INS is configured to provide inertial information of the aircraft during flight. The LTS is configured to provide angular information and distance measurements from the aircraft to an identified target during flight. The computer is configured to process the position information, the inertial information, the angular information, and the distance measurements to triangulate a position of the target. The computer determines map coordinates for the target from the triangulated position of the target.
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20 Claims
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1. A remote coordinate identifier system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
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a global positioning system (GPS) receiver onboard the aircraft, the GPS receiver configured to provide position information of the aircraft during flight; an inertial navigation system (INS) onboard the aircraft, the INS configured to provide inertial information of the aircraft during flight; a laser targeting system (LTS) onboard the aircraft, the LTS configured to provide angular information and distance measurements from the aircraft to an identified target during flight; and a computer onboard the aircraft, the computer configured to; process the position information, the inertial information, the angular information, and the distance measurements to triangulate a position of the target; and determine map coordinates for the target from the triangulated position of the target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for remotely identifying the coordinates of a target from an aircraft having a laser targeting system (LTS), the method comprising:
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determining an attitude of the aircraft during flight at a selected time; determining a position of the aircraft at the selected time; determining a map location of the aircraft; determining angular measurements for the LTS with respect to the attitude of the aircraft; determining a distance from the aircraft to an identified target at the selected time; calculating a virtual location of the target based on the attitude, the position, the map location, the angular measurements, and the distance; and calculating a map coordinate for the target based on the target virtual location. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon executable by a processor to carry out a method for remotely identifying the coordinates of a target from an aircraft having a laser targeting system (LTS), the method comprising; determining an attitude of the aircraft during flight at a selected time; determining a position of the aircraft at the selected time; determining a map location of the aircraft; determining angular measurements for the LTS with respect to the attitude of the aircraft; determining a distance from the aircraft to an identified target at the selected time; calculating a virtual location of the target based on the attitude, the position, the map location, the angular measurements, and the distance; and calculating a map coordinate for the target based on the target virtual location. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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