Beacon proximity detection system for a vehicle
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1. A proximity detection system for determining the distance between a vehicle and a navigation beacon comprising:
- detector means, responsive to the beacon, for resolving the altitude angle between the beacon and the vehicle;
means, responsive to said resolved altitude angle and to the height of the beacon, for determining the distance between the beacon and the vehicle; and
means for defining an optimum distance between the beacon and the vehicle and for comparing said determined distance and said optimum distance to establish any difference between them.
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Abstract
A proximity detection system for determining the distance between a vehicle and a navigation beacon by resolving the altitude angle between the beacon and the vehicle and determining the distance between them. The system then defines an optimum distance between the beacon and the vehicle and compares the determined distance and the optimum distance to establish any difference between them.
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24 Claims
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1. A proximity detection system for determining the distance between a vehicle and a navigation beacon comprising:
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detector means, responsive to the beacon, for resolving the altitude angle between the beacon and the vehicle; means, responsive to said resolved altitude angle and to the height of the beacon, for determining the distance between the beacon and the vehicle; and means for defining an optimum distance between the beacon and the vehicle and for comparing said determined distance and said optimum distance to establish any difference between them. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A proximity detection system for determining the distance between a mobile robot and a navigation beacon, comprising:
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a mobile robot; detector means, responsive to the beacon, for resolving the altitude angle between the beacon and said robot; means, responsive to said resolved altitude angle and to the height of the beacon, for determining the distance between the beacon and said robot; means for defining an optimum distance between the beacon and said robot and for comparing said determined distance and said optimum distance to establish any difference between them. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A proximity detection system for determining the distance between a vehicle and a navigation beacon, comprising:
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at least one beacon; detector means, responsive to said beacon, for resolving the altitude angle between said beacon and the vehicle; means, responsive to said resolved altitude angle and to the height of said beacon, for determining the distance between said beacon and the vehicle; and means for defining an optimum distance between said beacon and the vehicle and for comparing said determined distance and said optimum distance to establish any difference between them. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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