CA2002039A1 - Helmet pointing apparatus - Google Patents

Helmet pointing apparatus

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Publication number
CA2002039A1
CA2002039A1 CA002002039A CA2002039A CA2002039A1 CA 2002039 A1 CA2002039 A1 CA 2002039A1 CA 002002039 A CA002002039 A CA 002002039A CA 2002039 A CA2002039 A CA 2002039A CA 2002039 A1 CA2002039 A1 CA 2002039A1
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Canada
Prior art keywords
helmet
light sources
light
arrival
sensors
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
CA002002039A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
James L. West
Laurence D. Bradley
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Hughes Microelectronics Ltd
Original Assignee
Hughes Microelectronics Ltd
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Publication date
Application filed by Hughes Microelectronics Ltd filed Critical Hughes Microelectronics Ltd
Publication of CA2002039A1 publication Critical patent/CA2002039A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G3/00—Aiming or laying means
    • F41G3/22—Aiming or laying means for vehicle-borne armament, e.g. on aircraft
    • F41G3/225—Helmet sighting systems
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Position Input By Displaying (AREA)
CA002002039A 1988-11-03 1989-11-02 Helmet pointing apparatus Abandoned CA2002039A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8825706.8 1988-11-03
GB8825706A GB2239366A (en) 1988-11-03 1988-11-03 Helmet pointing apparatus

Publications (1)

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CA2002039A1 true CA2002039A1 (en) 1990-05-03

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CA002002039A Abandoned CA2002039A1 (en) 1988-11-03 1989-11-02 Helmet pointing apparatus

Country Status (5)

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CA (1) CA2002039A1 (it)
DE (1) DE3936700A1 (it)
FR (1) FR2657154A1 (it)
GB (1) GB2239366A (it)
IT (1) IT1237026B (it)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2686439A1 (fr) * 1992-01-20 1993-07-23 Data Stream Corp Element peripherique d'entree sans fil pour ordinateur.
GB2284957B (en) * 1993-12-14 1998-02-18 Gec Marconi Avionics Holdings Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object
DE4412073A1 (de) * 1994-04-08 1995-10-12 Moeller J D Optik Operationsmikroskop-Einheit
SE506517C3 (sv) * 1995-06-19 1998-02-05 Jan G Faeger Foerfarande foer inmaetning av objekt och anordning foer aastadkommande av en uppsaettning objekt med kaenda laegen
GB2332052B (en) * 1997-12-04 2002-01-16 Olivetti Res Ltd Detection system for determining orientation information about objects
DE10226398B4 (de) * 2002-06-13 2012-12-06 Carl Zeiss Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Erfassen der Lage eines Objekts im Raum

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2399033A1 (fr) * 1977-07-29 1979-02-23 Thomson Csf Dispositif de localisation d'une source rayonnante et systeme de reperage de direction comportant un tel dispositif

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE3936700A1 (de) 1991-01-03
FR2657154A1 (fr) 1991-07-19
IT8948504A1 (it) 1991-05-01
GB8825706D0 (en) 1990-06-13
IT8948504A0 (it) 1989-10-31
IT1237026B (it) 1993-05-13
GB2239366A (en) 1991-06-26

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
FZDE Discontinued