Methods for navigating aided by artificial stars and devices thereof
AssigneeOrolia Defense & Security LLC
InventorPaul Edward Myers
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Abstract
This technology includes methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and pattern navigation aiding devices that obtain one or more images of a section of sky. Stars comprising at least one or more artificial stars in the one or more obtained images of the section of the sky that are in an image pattern that match above a set threshold at least one previously shared beacon pattern are identified. Navigational information from the identified image pattern with the at least one or more artificial stars that matches above the set threshold the at least one previously shared beacon pattern is determined and output to provide navigational assistance.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a computing device, one or more images of a section of sky;
- identifying, by the computing device, stars comprising at least one or more artificial stars in the one or more obtained images of the section of the sky that are in an image pattern that match above a set threshold at least one previously shared beacon pattern;
- determining, by the computing device, navigational information from the identified image pattern with the at least one or more artificial stars that matches above the set threshold the at least one previously shared beacon pattern;
- and
- outputting, by the computing device, the determined navigational information.
A pattern navigation aiding device, comprising memory comprising programmed instructions stored thereon and one or more processors configured to be capable of executing the stored programmed instructions to:
- obtain one or more images of a section of sky;
- identify stars comprising at least one or more artificial stars in the one or more obtained images of the section of the sky that are in an image pattern that match above a set threshold at least one previously shared beacon pattern;
- determine navigational information from the identified image pattern with the at least one or more artificial stars that matches above the set threshold the at least one previously shared beacon pattern;
- and
- output the determined navigational information.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions comprising executable code which when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
- obtain one or more images of a section of sky;
- identify stars comprising at least one or more artificial stars in the one or more obtained images of the section of the sky that are in an image pattern that match above a set threshold at least one previously shared beacon pattern;
- determine navigational information from the identified image pattern with the at least one or more artificial stars that matches above the set threshold the at least one previously shared beacon pattern;
- and
- output the determined navigational information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.