US3362658A
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Vehicle trajectory control apparatus
Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1964-07-30
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Granted: 1968-01-09
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Expires: 1984-07-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wallace H Ito
- 👤 John E Tushie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:03
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41G; F41G7/00; F41G7/34; F41G7/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
IN A SELF-CONTAINED GUIDANCE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A TRAJECTORY ABOVE THE EARTH AND HAVING BODY MOUNTED SENSORS COMPRISING AN ACCELEROMETER SENSING NORMAL ACCELERATION AZ ALONG THE BODY AXIS Z, A PRECISSIBLE GYRO PROVIDING CHANGES IN PITCH ANGLE, $O, AND A PROGRAMMER FOR PROVIDING AN OUTPUT, WO, VARYING WITH POINTS ALONG A NOMINAL TRAJECTORY FOR THE VEHICLE, IN COMBINATION: MEANS PRECESSING SAID GYRO AT THE NOMINAL RATE, WO, WHEREBY THE GYROSCOPE PROVIDES AN OUTPUT $0, A GAIN DEVICE MODIFYING $O IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOMINAL ACCELERATION BASED ON THE NOMINAL TRAJECTORY SAID GAIN DEVICE BEING ADJUSTED WITH TIME; MEANS COMBINING THE SENSED VEHICLE ACCELERATION AZ AND THE MODIFIED VALUE OF $O, TO PROVIDE A QUANTITY $VZ; MEANS INTEGRATING $VZ; MEANS MODIFYING $VZ/S BY A FIXED GAIN K2; MEANS MODIFYING $VZ BY A FIXED GAIN K1; MENAS MODIFYING $O BY A VARIABLE GAIN K0; A SHAPING NETWORK MODIFYING KO$O, MEANS FOR COMBINING KO$O, K, $VZ, AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
IN A SELF-CONTAINED GUIDANCE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A TRAJECTORY ABOVE THE EARTH AND HAVING BODY MOUNTED SENSORS COMPRISING AN ACCELEROMETER SENSING NORMAL ACCELERATION AZ ALONG THE BODY AXIS Z, A PRECISSIBLE GYRO PROVIDING CHANGES IN PITCH ANGLE, $O, AND A PROGRAMMER FOR PROVIDING AN OUTPUT, WO, VARYING WITH POINTS ALONG A NOMINAL TRAJECTORY FOR THE VEHICLE, IN COMBINATION: MEANS PRECESSING SAID GYRO AT THE NOMINAL RATE, WO, WHEREBY THE GYROSCOPE PROVIDES AN OUTPUT $0, A GAIN DEVICE MODIFYING $O IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOMINAL ACCELERATION BASED ON THE NOMINAL TRAJECTORY SAID GAIN DEVICE BEING ADJUSTED WITH TIME; MEANS COMBINING THE SENSED VEHICLE ACCELERATION AZ AND THE MODIFIED VALUE OF $O, TO PROVIDE A QUANTITY $VZ; MEANS INTEGRATING $VZ; MEANS MODIFYING $VZ/S BY A FIXED GAIN K2; MEANS MODIFYING $VZ BY A FIXED GAIN K1; MENAS MODIFYING $O BY A VARIABLE GAIN K0; A SHAPING NETWORK MODIFYING KO$O, MEANS FOR COMBINING KO$O, K, $VZ, AND
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-01-08 | 1971-07-10 | 1972-01-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-01-08 | 1975-07-10 | 1976-01-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-01-08 | 1979-07-10 | 1980-01-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |