Stereoscopic targeting, tracking and navigation device, system and method
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1. A sensor system for tracking and navigation, comprising:
- two sensors, each sensor comprising a two-dimensional plurality of discrete detection pixels;
for each said sensor, computerized data associating each said detection pixel thereof with a predetermined azimuth angle and a predetermined elevation angle; and
a computerized device for automatically determining azimuth angles and elevation angles of a target or beacon simultaneously detected by each of said sensors, for each of said sensors, based on said computerized data;
wherein;
for of each of said sensors, more than one of the detection pixels at the same time, is capable of detecting a target or beacon.
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Abstract
A measurement system with a minimum of 2 sensors that identifies precise locations of remote objects. The sensors measure the elevation and azimuth angles to the target using the electro-magnetic radiation that is either intentionally or incidentally reflected off of the object. Given the known distance between the sensors, the system are able to calculate the exact X-Y-Z coordinates of the object using a modified type of triangulation. In the case of moving targets, this data is used to determine target origin and destination. In the case of stationary targets, the data is used to determine exact location of target and for navigation to or around the stationary target.
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28 Claims
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1. A sensor system for tracking and navigation, comprising:
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two sensors, each sensor comprising a two-dimensional plurality of discrete detection pixels; for each said sensor, computerized data associating each said detection pixel thereof with a predetermined azimuth angle and a predetermined elevation angle; and a computerized device for automatically determining azimuth angles and elevation angles of a target or beacon simultaneously detected by each of said sensors, for each of said sensors, based on said computerized data;
wherein;for of each of said sensors, more than one of the detection pixels at the same time, is capable of detecting a target or beacon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A sensor system for tracking and navigation, comprising:
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a sensor comprising a two-dimensional plurality of discrete detection pixels; and computerized data associating each said detection pixel with a predetermined azimuth angle and a predetermined elevation angle;
wherein;when a target or beacon is detected by a given pixel of said sensor, an azimuth angle and an elevation angle of said target or beacon is automatically determined from said computerized data; and more than one of the detection pixels at the same time, is capable of detecting a target or beacon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for tracking and navigation, comprising:
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placing two sensors at a known distance and with a known orientation relative to one another, each sensor comprising a two-dimensional plurality of discrete detection pixels; simultaneously detecting a target or beacon with each of said sensors; and automatically determining azimuth angles and elevation angles of a target or beacon simultaneously detected by each of said sensors, for each of said sensors, based on which detection pixels of each sensor are activated by detecting said target or beacon, using computerized data associating each said detection pixel thereof, for each sensor, with a predetermined azimuth angle and a predetermined elevation angle;
wherein;for of each of said sensors, more than one of the detection pixels at the same time, is capable of detecting a target or beacon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for tracking and navigation, comprising:
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associating each detection pixel of a sensor comprising a two-dimensional plurality of discrete detection pixels, with a predetermined azimuth angle and a predetermined elevation angle;
wherein;when a target or beacon is detected by a given pixel of said sensor, automatically determining an azimuth angle and an elevation angle of said target or beacon from said computerized data; and more than one of the detection pixels at the same time, is capable of detecting a target or beacon. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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