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Tethered vehicle positioning system

  • US 5,310,134 A
  • Filed: 03/16/1992
  • Issued: 05/10/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tethered vehicle system, comprising:

  • a tethered vehicle body having a control system and propulsion system therein;

    a control station for the tethered vehicle located outside of the tethered vehicle body;

    an optical fiber data link from the tethered vehicle control system to the control station;

    a positioning system for the tethered vehicle, the positioning system comprisinga positioning signal receiving antenna mounted in the tethered vehicle,a positioning signal amplifier mounted in the tethered vehicle, the amplifier receiving a positioning signal from the antenna and producing an amplified positioning signal,means for transmitting the amplified positioning signal into the optical fiber data link at its end within the tethered vehicle,means for receiving the amplified positioning signal from the optical fiber data link at its end at the control station, andsignal processing means for analyzing the amplified positioning signal received from the means for transmitting, the signal processing means being located at the control station.

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