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Synchronized autonomous docking system

  • US 6,227,495 B1
  • Filed: 12/10/1998
  • Issued: 05/08/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A synchronized target subsystem for use in automated docking systems wherein a chase vehicle is docked with a target vehicle, said synchronized target subsystem comprising,a. a video camera carried by the chase vehicle for digitizing background and foreground frames, b. an image processing unit connected to the camera, c. a transmitter carried by the chase vehicle for directing a signal toward the target vehicle when the transmitter is actuated, d. a timing circuit connected to the image processing unit for actuating the video camera and the transmitter, e. a plurality of lights carried by the target vehicle, f. a receiving antenna carried by the target vehicle for generating power when the signal from the transmitter is received, and g. a power conditioning unit connected between the antenna and the lights for conditioning the power from the antenna to a voltage suitable for operating the lights.

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