ZA949548B - Optical sy sems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object - Google Patents

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

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ZA949548B
ZA949548B ZA949548A ZA949548A ZA949548B ZA 949548 B ZA949548 B ZA 949548B ZA 949548 A ZA949548 A ZA 949548A ZA 949548 A ZA949548 A ZA 949548A ZA 949548 B ZA949548 B ZA 949548B
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Prior art keywords
sems
orientation
optical
remote tracking
tracking
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ZA949548A
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George Mcgregor Clark
Robert William Garioch
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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)
ZA949548A 1993-12-14 1994-11-30 Optical sy sems for the remote tracking of the position and/or orientation of an object ZA949548B (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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GB9325510D0 (en) 1994-10-26
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IL111840A0 (en) 1995-03-30
WO1995016929A1 (en) 1995-06-22
GB2284957A (en) 1995-06-21

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