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Method and System for Determining Relative Displacement and Heading for NavigationA system and method for determining a location of a mobile object is provided. The system determines the location of the mobile object by determining distances between a plurality of sensors provided on a first and second movable parts of the mobile object. A stride length, heading, and separation distance between the first and second movable parts are computed based on the determined distances and the location of the mobile object is determined based on the computed stride length, heading, and separation distance.
Document ID
20150003456
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Sheikh, Suneel Ismail
Pines, Darryll J.
Conroy, Joseph Kim
Spiridonov, Timofey N.
Date Acquired
March 20, 2015
Publication Date
February 10, 2015
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-Patent-8,954,271
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/508,070
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX08AF14G
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-8,954,271
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/508,070

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