Integrated Reference Source and Target Designator System For High-Precision Guidance of Guided Munitions
First Claim
1. A method for determining a position of a device in a reference coordinate system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the device, less than all of GPS signals necessary to determine the position of the device in the reference coordinate system;
transmitting a signal from an illuminating source defined in the reference coordinate system;
receiving the signal at a cavity waveguide disposed on the device; and
determining the position of the device in the reference coordinate system based on the GPS signals and the signal received in the cavity waveguide.
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Abstract
A method for determining a position of a device in a reference coordinate system. The method including: receiving, at the device, less than all of GPS signals necessary to determine the position of the device in the reference coordinate system; transmitting a signal from aυ illuminating source defined in the reference coordinate system; receiving the signal at a cavity waveguide disposed on the device; and determining the position of the device in the reference coordinate system based on the GPS signals and the signal received in the cavity waveguide. The signal received in the cavity waveguide can also be used to confirm a position determined by the GPS signals.
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1. A method for determining a position of a device in a reference coordinate system, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the device, less than all of GPS signals necessary to determine the position of the device in the reference coordinate system; transmitting a signal from an illuminating source defined in the reference coordinate system; receiving the signal at a cavity waveguide disposed on the device; and determining the position of the device in the reference coordinate system based on the GPS signals and the signal received in the cavity waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for determining a position of a device in a reference coordinate system, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the device, GPS signals necessary to determine the position of the device in the reference coordinate system; determining the position of the device using the GPS signals; transmitting a signal from an illuminating source defined in the reference coordinate system; receiving the signal at a cavity waveguide disposed on the device; and confirming the position of the device in the reference coordinate system using the signal received in the cavity waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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