Field interchangable boresight mounting system and calibration method
First Claim
1. A calibration method, comprising:
- providing a mounting fixture including a tray coupled to a frame, and an alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the tray;
determining a first reference position of the tray using the alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the tray in a first position and orientation;
moving the alignment measurement sensor to a second position and orientation on the tray that is rotated from the first position and orientation;
determining a second reference position of the tray using the alignment measurement sensor at the second position and orientation;
calculating an axis misalignment for at least two of a pitch axis, a roll axis, or a yaw axis of the alignment measurement sensor to determine one or more misalignment factors, wherein the axis misalignment is calculated as;
axis misalignment=(axis@first position+axis@second position+relative angular offset error)/2;
where the axis@first position and the axis@second position include measured angles of the pitch axis, the roll axis, or the yaw axis; and
applying the one or more misalignment factors to correct for misalignment of the alignment measurement sensor.
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Abstract
A calibration method comprises providing a mounting fixture including a tray coupled to a frame, and an alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the tray. An angular orientation of the tray is determined using the alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the tray in a first position. The alignment measurement sensor is then moved to a second position on the tray that is rotated from the first position, and the angular orientation of the tray is determined using the alignment measurement sensor at the second position. An axis misalignment for at least two of a pitch axis, a roll axis, or a yaw axis of the alignment measurement sensor is then calculated to determine one or more misalignment factors. The one or more misalignment factors are then applied to correct for misalignment of the alignment measurement sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A calibration method, comprising:
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providing a mounting fixture including a tray coupled to a frame, and an alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the tray; determining a first reference position of the tray using the alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the tray in a first position and orientation; moving the alignment measurement sensor to a second position and orientation on the tray that is rotated from the first position and orientation; determining a second reference position of the tray using the alignment measurement sensor at the second position and orientation; calculating an axis misalignment for at least two of a pitch axis, a roll axis, or a yaw axis of the alignment measurement sensor to determine one or more misalignment factors, wherein the axis misalignment is calculated as;
axis misalignment=(axis@first position+axis@second position+relative angular offset error)/2;where the axis@first position and the axis@second position include measured angles of the pitch axis, the roll axis, or the yaw axis; and applying the one or more misalignment factors to correct for misalignment of the alignment measurement sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A boresight mounting system, comprising:
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a mounting fixture comprising a tray having an outer surface and configured to be attached to a frame; a frame movement sensor affixed to the outer surface of the tray; an alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the outer surface of the tray; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a non-transitory processor readable medium to perform a calibration method comprising; determining a first reference position of the tray attached to the frame based on data from the alignment measurement sensor in a first position and orientation; determining a second reference position of the tray based on data from the alignment measurement sensor after being moved to a second position and orientation on the tray that is spaced apart and rotated from the first position and orientation; calculating an axis misalignment for at least two of a pitch axis, a roll axis, or a yaw axis of the alignment measurement sensor to determine one or more misalignment factors, wherein the axis misalignment is calculated as;
axis misalignment=(axis@first position+axis@second position+relative angular offset error)/2;where the axis@first position and the axis@second position include measured angles of the pitch axis, the roll axis, or the yaw axis; and applying the one or more misalignment factors to correct for misalignment of the alignment measurement sensor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon executable by a processor to perform a calibration method, comprising; determining a first reference position of a tray coupled to a frame based on data from a frame alignment measurement sensor removably coupled to the tray in a first position and orientation; determining a second reference position of the tray based on data from the alignment measurement sensor after being moved to a second position and orientation on the tray that is spaced apart and rotated from the first position and orientation; calculating an axis misalignment for at least two of a pitch axis, a roll axis, or a yaw axis of the alignment measurement sensor, wherein the axis misalignment is calculated as;
axis misalignment=(axis@first position+axis@second position+relative angular offset error)/2;where the axis@first position and the axis@second position include measured angles of the pitch axis, the roll axis, or the yaw axis; determining an average of data measurements taken by the alignment measurement sensor; determining one or more misalignment factors from the average of the data measurements; and applying the one or more misalignment factors to output angles of the alignment measurement sensor to correct for misalignment of the alignment measurement sensor.
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