IL111840A - Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of objects - Google Patents

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

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IL111840A
IL111840A IL111840A IL11184094A IL111840A IL 111840 A IL111840 A IL 111840A IL 111840 A IL111840 A IL 111840A IL 11184094 A IL11184094 A IL 11184094A IL 111840 A IL111840 A IL 111840A
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light sources
orientation
helmet
pilot
output signals
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Gec Marconi Avionics Holdings
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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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)

Abstract

An optical system for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of a pilot's helmet (6) comprising at least three light sources (4, 5) mounted on the pilot's helmet, two position-sensitive detectors (10), each comprising a photosensitive layer (12) arranged to provide output signals dependent on the position of a light spot (I) on the layer, means for imaging the light sources on to the layers, to enable the pilot's helmet to be tracked using the output signals, means (17) for energising the light sources so that the light sources are illuminated simultaneously and the intensity of illumination varies periodically in use at different frequencies for the respective light sources, and means (16) for filtering signals derived from the output signals to detect the periodic variation of illumination, to distinguish between the light on the photosensitive layers from the sources and from background radiation.
IL111840A 1993-12-14 1994-12-01 Optical systems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of objects IL111840A (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

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IL111840A true IL111840A (en) 1997-07-13

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