Title:
GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT OR VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF USE THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/055818
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A guidance system is provided for a vehicle or aircraft. The system comprises optical emitting means for emitting at least one optical beam therefrom in use. The optical emitting means are provided on or associated with one of a first vehicle/aircraft or at a first locality. The first locality is different, separate, independent and/or remote to the first vehicle /aircraft. Optical receiving means are provided for receiving said at least one optical beam in use. The optical receiving means are provided on or associated with the other of the first vehicle/ aircraft or first locality. Processing means are provided on or associated with the optical receiving means for sensing and/or calculating an intensity of said at least one received optical beam and/or an incident angle of said at least one received optical beam to allow positional and/or orientation information of the vehicle/ aircraft with respect to the first locality to be calculated.
Inventors:
JERMYN PHIL (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2016/052987
Publication Date:
May 11, 2017
Filing Date:
September 26, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SNELFLIGHT LTD (GB)
International Classes:
G01S1/70; G01S5/16
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2003067351A2 | 2003-08-14 | |||
| WO2004041381A2 | 2004-05-21 |
Foreign References:
| US20050103943A1 | 2005-05-19 | |||
| EP2910967A1 | 2015-08-26 | |||
| US4626995A | 1986-12-02 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BAILEY WALSH & CO LLP (GB)
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