Title:
【発明の名称】地形ナビゲーション装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003503717
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Terrain navigation apparatus (1) for a stationary or moving vehicle (2) when the apparatus (1) is mounted thereon, including a system (3) for determining position, velocity, altitude and attitude incorporating at least six sensing means operable to provide signals indicative of a first measured height (5), a first velocity (7) and a first position (9) of the vehicle (2), scanning means (11) operable to scan terrain (13) around the vehicle (2) and measure a range (15) from the vehicle (2) thereto, first combining means (17) for combining signals indicative of the first measured height, the range and the first position (5, 15, 9) of the vehicle (2), together with error estimates (19) associated therewith, and for outputting results of said combining process, error-estimating means (21) for receiving as input signals results of said combining process and for providing said error estimates(19), such that the error-estimating means (21) and first combining means (17) operatively interact to effect terrain navigation of the stationary or moving vehicle (2).
Inventors:
Hicks, Andrew Christopher
Skysbrook, Iron William
Juan Teng, Jiyoung Richard
Skysbrook, Iron William
Juan Teng, Jiyoung Richard
Application Number:
JP2001508001A
Publication Date:
January 28, 2003
Filing Date:
June 08, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BAE SYSTEMS plc
International Classes:
G01C21/00; G01C21/04; G01C21/16; G01S5/14; G01S17/42; G01S17/86; G01S17/933; G01S17/88; G09B29/10; (IPC1-7): G01C21/16; G01C21/04; G01S5/14; G01S17/88; G09B29/10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shigeru Yagita (2 outside)