Systems and methods of navigation using a sextant and an electronic artificial horizon
OwnerKenneth Michael Beckinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for navigation using a sextant and an electronic artificial horizon are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for determining a position of an observer includes: establishing a horizontal position of an artificial horizon mirror based on at least one accelerometer; aligning a sextant toward a celestial body; and measuring an altitude angle of the celestial body at least in part based on a portion of light from the celestial body being reflected from the artificial horizon mirror onto the sextant.
Claims20
A method for determining a position of an observer, comprising:
- establishing a horizontal position of an artificial horizon mirror based on at least one accelerometer;
- aligning a sextant toward a celestial body;
- and
- measuring an altitude angle of the celestial body at least in part based on a portion of light from the celestial body being reflected from the artificial horizon mirror onto the sextant.
A system for determining a position of an observer, comprising:
- an artificial horizon mirror having a determinable horizontal position based on at least one accelerometer;
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- a sextant configured to determine an altitude angle of the celestial body at least in part based on a portion of light from the celestial body being reflected from the artificial horizon mirror onto the sextant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.