V beam semi-automatic height indicator
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1. IN A V BEAM RADER SYSTEM EMPLOYING VERTICAL AND SLANT BEAMS AND HAVING A PPI DISPLAY SYSTEM THAT IMPROVEMENT IN A SEMI-AUTOMATIC HEIGHT INDICATOR WHICH COMPRISES:
- A GEAR TRAIN HAVING A MANUAL AZIMUTH CRANK INPUT AND COMPRISING A PAIR OF OUTPUT SHAFTS COUPLED TO SAID CRANK WHOSE ANGULAR OUTPUTS ARE IDENTICAL AND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, MEANS FOR DISENGAGING ONE OF SAID SHAFTS FROM SAID INPUT, DIFFERENTIAL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SHAFTS FOR PRODUCING AT ITS OUTPUT SHAFT AN ANGULAR ROTATION PROPORTIONAL TO THE DIFFERENCE OF ANGULAR ROTATION OF SAID SHAFTS, A VERTICAL CURSOR RESOLVER COUPLED TO ONE OF SAID SHAFTS AND HAVING ITS OUTPUT CONNECTED TO SAID PPI DISPLAY SYSTEM, A SLANT CURSOR RESOLVER COUPLED TO THE OTHER OF SAID SHAFTS AND HAVING ITS OUTPUT CONNECTED TO SAID PPI DISPLAY SYSTEM, A SINE FUNCTION POTENTIOMETER HAVING A ROTATABLE WIPER ARM CONTACT CONNECTED FOR ROTATION WITH SAID OUTPUT SHAFT OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL MEANS FOR PRODUCING AT SAID ARM AN ELECTRICAL SINE FUNCTION OF THE ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT THEREOF, A RANGE ASSEMBLY HAVING A MECHANISM RANGE CRANK INPUT AND THREE ELECTRICAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS, ONE OF SAID INPUTS FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT PROPORTIONAL TO THE PRODUCT OF ITS INPUT AND RANGE AND HAVING CONNECTED TO ITS INPUT SAID WIPER ARM, THE SECOND OF SAID INPUTS FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT PROPORTIONAL TO THE SQUARE OF RANGE, AND THE LAST OF SAID OUTPUTS FOR PRODUCING OUTPUT PROPORTIONAL TO RANGE, A SUMMING AMPLIFIER MEANS HAVING ITS INPUTS CONNECTED TO SAID PRODUCT AND SQUARE OUTPUTS OF SAID RANGE ASSEMBLY,
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1. IN A V BEAM RADER SYSTEM EMPLOYING VERTICAL AND SLANT BEAMS AND HAVING A PPI DISPLAY SYSTEM THAT IMPROVEMENT IN A SEMI-AUTOMATIC HEIGHT INDICATOR WHICH COMPRISES:
- A GEAR TRAIN HAVING A MANUAL AZIMUTH CRANK INPUT AND COMPRISING A PAIR OF OUTPUT SHAFTS COUPLED TO SAID CRANK WHOSE ANGULAR OUTPUTS ARE IDENTICAL AND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, MEANS FOR DISENGAGING ONE OF SAID SHAFTS FROM SAID INPUT, DIFFERENTIAL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID SHAFTS FOR PRODUCING AT ITS OUTPUT SHAFT AN ANGULAR ROTATION PROPORTIONAL TO THE DIFFERENCE OF ANGULAR ROTATION OF SAID SHAFTS, A VERTICAL CURSOR RESOLVER COUPLED TO ONE OF SAID SHAFTS AND HAVING ITS OUTPUT CONNECTED TO SAID PPI DISPLAY SYSTEM, A SLANT CURSOR RESOLVER COUPLED TO THE OTHER OF SAID SHAFTS AND HAVING ITS OUTPUT CONNECTED TO SAID PPI DISPLAY SYSTEM, A SINE FUNCTION POTENTIOMETER HAVING A ROTATABLE WIPER ARM CONTACT CONNECTED FOR ROTATION WITH SAID OUTPUT SHAFT OF SAID DIFFERENTIAL MEANS FOR PRODUCING AT SAID ARM AN ELECTRICAL SINE FUNCTION OF THE ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT THEREOF, A RANGE ASSEMBLY HAVING A MECHANISM RANGE CRANK INPUT AND THREE ELECTRICAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS, ONE OF SAID INPUTS FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT PROPORTIONAL TO THE PRODUCT OF ITS INPUT AND RANGE AND HAVING CONNECTED TO ITS INPUT SAID WIPER ARM, THE SECOND OF SAID INPUTS FOR PRODUCING AN OUTPUT PROPORTIONAL TO THE SQUARE OF RANGE, AND THE LAST OF SAID OUTPUTS FOR PRODUCING OUTPUT PROPORTIONAL TO RANGE, A SUMMING AMPLIFIER MEANS HAVING ITS INPUTS CONNECTED TO SAID PRODUCT AND SQUARE OUTPUTS OF SAID RANGE ASSEMBLY,
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Current AssigneeAndrew W. Gaylord, Joel H. Bernstein
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Original AssigneeAndrew W. Gaylord, Joel H. Bernstein
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InventorsBernstein, Joel H., Gaylord, Andrew W.
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Application NumberUS04/532,549Time in Patent Office539 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current342/123CPC Class CodesG01S 1/02 using radio waves G01S19/00...
