GB2284957B - Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object - Google Patents

Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object

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GB2284957B
GB2284957B GB9325510A GB9325510A GB2284957B GB 2284957 B GB2284957 B GB 2284957B GB 9325510 A GB9325510 A GB 9325510A GB 9325510 A GB9325510 A GB 9325510A GB 2284957 B GB2284957 B GB 2284957B
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orientation
optical systems
remote tracking
tracking
remote
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George Mcgregor Clark
Robert William Garioch
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Leonardo MW Ltd
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GEC Marconi Avionics Holdings Ltd
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Priority to ZA949548A priority patent/ZA949548B/en
Priority to IL111840A priority patent/IL111840A/en
Priority to PCT/GB1994/002639 priority patent/WO1995016929A1/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/16—Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S5/163—Determination of attitude
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S11/00—Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation
    • G01S11/12—Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
GB9325510A 1993-12-14 1993-12-14 Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object Expired - Fee Related GB2284957B (en)

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GB9325510A GB2284957B (en) 1993-12-14 1993-12-14 Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object
ZA949548A ZA949548B (en) 1993-12-14 1994-11-30 Optical sy sems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object
IL111840A IL111840A (en) 1993-12-14 1994-12-01 Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of objects
PCT/GB1994/002639 WO1995016929A1 (en) 1993-12-14 1994-12-02 Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object

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GB9325510A GB2284957B (en) 1993-12-14 1993-12-14 Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object

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GB9325510D0 GB9325510D0 (en) 1994-10-26
GB2284957A GB2284957A (en) 1995-06-21
GB2284957B true GB2284957B (en) 1998-02-18

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ZA949548B (en) 1995-08-11
WO1995016929A1 (en) 1995-06-22

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