GB1536547A - Aircraft guidance systems - Google Patents

Aircraft guidance systems

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Publication number
GB1536547A
GB1536547A GB35437/75A GB3543775A GB1536547A GB 1536547 A GB1536547 A GB 1536547A GB 35437/75 A GB35437/75 A GB 35437/75A GB 3543775 A GB3543775 A GB 3543775A GB 1536547 A GB1536547 A GB 1536547A
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aircraft
azimuth
bearing
heading
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GB35437/75A
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Ferranti International PLC
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Ferranti PLC
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Priority to GB35437/75A priority Critical patent/GB1536547A/en
Publication of GB1536547A publication Critical patent/GB1536547A/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
    • G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
    • G01S1/70—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S1/703—Details
    • G01S1/7032—Transmitters
    • 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
    • G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
    • G01S17/88—Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S17/93—Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes
    • G01S17/933—Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications for anti-collision purposes of aircraft or spacecraft
    • 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
    • G01S1/00—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith
    • G01S1/70—Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters; Receivers co-operating therewith using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • 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
    • G01S2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters
    • G01S2201/01—Indexing scheme relating to beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters adapted for specific applications or environments
    • G01S2201/06—Aircraft navigation
    • 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
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/003—Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations
    • G01S7/006—Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations using shared front-end circuitry, e.g. antennas

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Optical Radar Systems And Details Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

1536547 Aircraft guidance system FERRANTI Ltd 10 Aug 1976 [27 Aug 1975] 35437/75 Heading H4D A system for enabling aircraft to keep station when flying in formation involves transmitting from a master aircraft an optical (e.g. infra-red) beam which is narrow in azimuth, scanned in azimuth, and modulated to indicate the azimuth bearing of the beam at any instant relative to the forward direction of the aircraft. This beam is received on a slave aircraft by two or more spaced sensors. Provided that the two aircraft are on the same heading, the time interval between the instants when the sensors intercept the scanned beam is a measure of the distance between the aircraft. A computer on the slave aircraft determines this distance from the time interval and from the demodulated bearing data. Amplitude and pulse width modulation of the beam enable master aircraft identity and heading data to be transmitted in addition to the beam bearing.
GB35437/75A 1976-08-10 1976-08-10 Aircraft guidance systems Expired GB1536547A (en)

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GB35437/75A GB1536547A (en) 1976-08-10 1976-08-10 Aircraft guidance systems

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GB1536547A true GB1536547A (en) 1978-12-20

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Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4441809A (en) * 1979-10-16 1984-04-10 Dudley James R Method and apparatus for determining position
GB2148650A (en) * 1983-09-13 1985-05-30 Nat Res Dev Surveying
GB2258112A (en) * 1991-07-25 1993-01-27 Marconi Gec Ltd Rendezvous apparatus
GB2269653A (en) * 1980-11-07 1994-02-16 Telecommunications Sa Infrared proximity detector device for flying missile
FR2816091A1 (en) * 2000-10-27 2002-05-03 Thomson Csf METHOD FOR GUIDING AN AIRCRAFT IN THE CONTEXT OF A CONVEYANCE FLIGHT
WO2006091779A1 (en) * 2005-02-25 2006-08-31 Smiths Aerospace Llc Optical tracking system for refueling
US7275718B2 (en) 2003-08-29 2007-10-02 Smiths Aerospace Llc Active control of a drogue body
US7377468B2 (en) 2003-08-29 2008-05-27 Smiths Aerospace Llc Active stabilization of a refueling drogue
EP2631733A1 (en) * 2012-02-27 2013-08-28 GE Aviation Systems LLC Methods for formation flying aided by a relative navigation system

Cited By (17)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4441809A (en) * 1979-10-16 1984-04-10 Dudley James R Method and apparatus for determining position
GB2269653A (en) * 1980-11-07 1994-02-16 Telecommunications Sa Infrared proximity detector device for flying missile
GB2269653B (en) * 1980-11-07 1994-08-03 Telecommunications Sa Infrared proximity detector
GB2148650A (en) * 1983-09-13 1985-05-30 Nat Res Dev Surveying
GB2258112A (en) * 1991-07-25 1993-01-27 Marconi Gec Ltd Rendezvous apparatus
GB2258112B (en) * 1991-07-25 1995-06-14 Marconi Gec Ltd Rendezvous apparatus
FR2816091A1 (en) * 2000-10-27 2002-05-03 Thomson Csf METHOD FOR GUIDING AN AIRCRAFT IN THE CONTEXT OF A CONVEYANCE FLIGHT
US7275718B2 (en) 2003-08-29 2007-10-02 Smiths Aerospace Llc Active control of a drogue body
US7377468B2 (en) 2003-08-29 2008-05-27 Smiths Aerospace Llc Active stabilization of a refueling drogue
WO2006091779A1 (en) * 2005-02-25 2006-08-31 Smiths Aerospace Llc Optical tracking system for refueling
JP2008531377A (en) * 2005-02-25 2008-08-14 ジーイー・アビエイション・システムズ・エルエルシー Optical tracking system for refueling
US7681839B2 (en) 2005-02-25 2010-03-23 Smiths Aerospace Llc Optical tracking system for refueling
AU2006216639B2 (en) * 2005-02-25 2011-07-14 Ge Aviation Systems Llc Optical tracking system for refueling
US8104716B2 (en) 2005-02-25 2012-01-31 Ge Aviation Systems Llc Optical tracking system for airborne objects
JP4931832B2 (en) * 2005-02-25 2012-05-16 ジーイー・アビエイション・システムズ・エルエルシー Optical tracking system for refueling
EP2289801A3 (en) * 2005-02-25 2014-06-18 GE Aviation Systems LLC Optical tracking system for aerial refueling
EP2631733A1 (en) * 2012-02-27 2013-08-28 GE Aviation Systems LLC Methods for formation flying aided by a relative navigation system

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee