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US 12,498,447 B1Granted
Angular velocity vector-based positioning system and method
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorJoel M. Wichgers
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Abstract
A system includes a node configured to: receive at least one signal from another node; determine an angular velocity vector between the node and the other node; determine a velocity vector of the node; determine a velocity vector of the other node; determine a relative velocity vector between the node and the other node; and determine a relative range vector between the node and the other node, the relative range vector indicating a relative position between the node and the other node.
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A system, comprising:
- a node comprising at least one radio and at least one processor, the node configured to:
- receive at least one signal from another node, wherein the node and the other node are in relative motion;
- based at least on the at least one signal from the other node, determine an angular velocity vector between the node and the other node;
- determine a velocity vector of the node;
- determine a velocity vector of the other node;
- based at least on the velocity vector of the node and the velocity vector of the other node, determine a relative velocity vector between the node and the other node;
- based at least on the angular velocity vector and the relative velocity vector between the node and the other node, determine a relative range vector between the node and the other node, the relative range vector indicating a relative position between the node and the other node;
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- based at least on the relative range vector, at least one of (a) output instructions to adjust communication parameters, (b) output instructions to adjust operational parameters of at least one of at least one sub-system or at least one sensor of the node, (c) output instructions to display at least one graphical image including information of the at least one of the position information of the node or the time information of the node, (d) output instructions to navigate the node, (e) output instructions to communicate with at least one node, (f) authenticate position information obtained from at least one navigation system, (g) authenticate time information obtained from at least one time system, or (h) output instructions to the at least one node to support controlling communications with the node through the at least one node.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a node, at least one signal from another node, wherein the node and the other node are in relative motion, wherein the node comprises at least one radio and at least one processor;
- based at least on the at least one signal from the other node, determining, by the node, an angular velocity vector between the node and the other node;
- determining, by the node, a velocity vector of the node;
- determining, by the node, a velocity vector of the other node;
- based at least on the velocity vector of the node and the velocity vector of the other node, determining, by the node, a relative velocity vector between the node and the other node;
- based at least on the angular velocity vector and the relative velocity vector between the node and the other node, determining, by the node, a relative range vector between the node and the other node, the relative range vector indicating a relative position between the node and the other node;
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- based at least on the relative range vector, at least one of (a) outputting, by the node, instructions to adjust communication parameters, (b) outputting, by the node, instructions to adjust operational parameters of at least one of at least one sub-system or at least one sensor of the node, (c) outputting, by the node, instructions to display at least one graphical image including information of the at least one of the position information of the node or the time information of the node, (d) outputting, by the node, instructions to navigate the node, (e) outputting, by the node, instructions to communicate with at least one node, (f) authenticating, by the node, position information obtained from at least one navigation system, (g) authenticating, by the node, time information obtained from at least one time system, or (h) outputting, by the node, instructions to the at least one node to support controlling communications with the node through the at least one node.
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