Vehicle having an on-board navigation system
First Claim
1. A vehicle including a vehicle orientation system which comprisesa distance transmitter anda course gyro as the direction reference, andwherein navigation is effected with a required precision by correcting the orientation system when known positions are reached, and orientation of the course gyro relative to north is calculated from the deviation from a known position;
- a device, such as a weapon or radar, carried by the vehicle and having a north-seeking system, said north-seeking system including a north-seeking gyro on-board said device for orienting said device; and
data exchange means connecting the vehicle orientation system and the north-seeking system for facilitating the transmitting of at least any information that can be utilized in one system obtained from the other system,whereby, the precision characteristics of at least the one system may be improved.
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Abstract
A vehicle is disclosed which carries a vehicle orientation system FOA together with a north-seeking system operating independently therefrom for orienting its equipment.
According to the invention, the two systems are bidirectionally linked together and results determined in the individual systems are transmitted to the respectively other system so as to increase its accuracy and for other corrections.
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1. A vehicle including a vehicle orientation system which comprises
a distance transmitter and a course gyro as the direction reference, and wherein navigation is effected with a required precision by correcting the orientation system when known positions are reached, and orientation of the course gyro relative to north is calculated from the deviation from a known position; -
a device, such as a weapon or radar, carried by the vehicle and having a north-seeking system, said north-seeking system including a north-seeking gyro on-board said device for orienting said device; and
data exchange means connecting the vehicle orientation system and the north-seeking system for facilitating the transmitting of at least any information that can be utilized in one system obtained from the other system,whereby, the precision characteristics of at least the one system may be improved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle, having a first on-board navigation system which includes:
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a distance transmitter, a course gyro, a display apparatus, and a computer, which navigation system effects navigation with a required precision by correction of the system when known positions are reached, and the orientation of said course gyro relative to north is calculated from a deviation from a known position; said vehicle being for holding and transporting one or more separate devices, each having a second on-board navigation system, said second on-board navigation system being a north-seeking system which includes; a north-seeking gyro, a computer, and a display apparatus, wherein, said first on-board navigation system, and at least one of the second on-board navigation systems, are detachably connected by interface means for transferring navigation information between said first and said at least one of the second on-board navigation systems, while said vehicle holds said one or more separate devices.
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