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Aircraft identification and docking guidance systems

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  • US 6,023,665 A
  • Filed: 07/17/1997
  • Issued: 02/08/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for verifying the shape of a detected object comprising:

  • means for projecting light pulses in angular coordinates onto an object;

    means for collecting light pulses reflected off said object and for determining the detected shape of said object;

    means for comparing said detected shape with a profile corresponding to the shape of a known object and for determining whether said detected shape corresponds to said known shape;

    means for directing said projected light pulses onto a calibration element positioned in a known angular direction and at a known distance from saidmeans for directing said projected light for purposes of calibration of said system; and

    wherein the means for directing said projected light comprises a second mirror system.

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