AINS land surveyor system with reprocessing, AINS-LSSRP
First Claim
1. A Land Surveyor System with Reprocessing (LSSRP) comprising:
- an Aided Inertial Navigation System (AINS) providing a sequence of time-indexed present position values in response to the LSSRP being moved from a first known position value at the start of a survey interval to a second known position value at the end of the survey interval,a Position Computing System (PCS) coupled to receive and store the sequence of time-indexed present position values as a surveyor carries the LSSRP from the first known position to the second known position,the PCS and the AINS being integrally coupled into a package, the package further comprising;
a means for inputting and time-indexing successive first and second known present position values at respective successive known present position fixes, each successive pair of known present position values establishing the beginning and end of a survey interval,the PCS having a reprocessing computer and program means coupled to receive and store the successive time-indexed known present position fix values for processing the indexed present position values with a Modified Bryson-Frazier smoother (MBFS) algorithm to provide indexed and adjusted present position values for at least some of the indexed present position values between the first known position fix value at the start of the survey interval and the second known position fix value at the end of the survey interval.
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Abstract
A Land Surveyor System with Reprocessing is carried by a surveyor moving from a first known position at the start of a survey interval to a second known position at the end of the survey interval has an AINS (aided inertial navigation system) that provides a continuing sequence of time-indexed present position values. A Position Computing System uses a program that stores the sequence of time-indexed present position values in a memory. A reprocessing computer and program is activated at the second known position to access and process the continuing sequence of time-indexed present position values with a smoothing program to provide indexed and adjusted present position values for at least some of the time-indexed present position values. The system is packaged for transport and use by a surveyor. A switch permits the surveyor to signal that the unit is stationary as a reset for the AINS.
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24 Claims
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1. A Land Surveyor System with Reprocessing (LSSRP) comprising:
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an Aided Inertial Navigation System (AINS) providing a sequence of time-indexed present position values in response to the LSSRP being moved from a first known position value at the start of a survey interval to a second known position value at the end of the survey interval, a Position Computing System (PCS) coupled to receive and store the sequence of time-indexed present position values as a surveyor carries the LSSRP from the first known position to the second known position, the PCS and the AINS being integrally coupled into a package, the package further comprising; a means for inputting and time-indexing successive first and second known present position values at respective successive known present position fixes, each successive pair of known present position values establishing the beginning and end of a survey interval, the PCS having a reprocessing computer and program means coupled to receive and store the successive time-indexed known present position fix values for processing the indexed present position values with a Modified Bryson-Frazier smoother (MBFS) algorithm to provide indexed and adjusted present position values for at least some of the indexed present position values between the first known position fix value at the start of the survey interval and the second known position fix value at the end of the survey interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A Land Surveyor System with Reprocessing (LSSRP) transported by a surveyor moving from a first known position at the start of a survey interval to a second known position at the end of the survey interval, the LSSRP comprising:
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an Aided Inertial Navigation System (AINS) having a Kalman filter coupled to be responsive to at least a first source of aiding time-indexed values, the AINS providing a continuing sequence of time-indexed present position values, a Position Computing System (PCS) having a program for storing the continuing sequence of time-indexed present position values in a memory, the PCS further comprising a reprocessing computer and program means activated at the second known position to access and process the stored continuing sequence of time-indexed present position values with an optimal smoothing program to provide indexed and adjusted present position values for at least some of the continuing sequence of time-indexed present position values. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A Land Surveyor System with Reprocessing (LSSRP) to be carried or transported by a surveyor along a predetermined path or a zigzag pattern of parallel seismic lines to locate and record the position fixes of stakes that the surveyor positions in accordance with a pre-planned grid of predetermined locations comprising:
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an AINS programmed to provide a sequence of time-indexed present position values in response to the LSSRP being moved from a first known position fix location or “
tie-down”
at the start of a survey interval to a second known position fix location or “
tie-down”
at the end of the survey interval,a reprocessing computer running a reprocessing program to process the indexed present position values with a Modified Bryson-Frazier smoother (MBFS), the reprocessing computer and smoothing algorithm calculating and storing smoothed and corrected indexed and adjusted present position values at the end of each survey interval, the resulting smoothed and corrected indexed and adjusted present position values being used to correct the position value or fix location of at least one stake positioned between the first known position fix location at the start of the survey interval and the second known position fix location at the end of the survey interval. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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