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US 6,889,123 B2Granted
System and method for target tracking and navigation to a target
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorPeter S. Wittenberg
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AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorPeter S. Wittenberg
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A system, method and computer program product for performing automatic navigation of a first aircraft to a second aircraft is provided. The system includes a radar system, a processor, memory, and a flight control system. The radar system generates a one-dimensional radar profile of the second aircraft. The processor determines flight information of the second aircraft based on the generated one-dimensional radar profile and one-dimensional radar profiles stored in the memory. The flight control system automatically directs the first aircraft based on the determined flight information of the second aircraft. In one embodiment, the first aircraft is an unmanned airborne vehicle and the second aircraft is a tanker aircraft. In another embodiment, the radar system may include a high-range resolution radar.
A system for performing automatic navigation of a first aircraft to a second aircraft, the system comprising:
A method for performing automatic navigation of a first aircraft to a second aircraft, the method comprising:
A computer program product residing on a computer-readable medium for performing automatic navigation of a first aircraft to a second aircraft, the computer program product comprising:
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