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Method and apparatus for automatically determining position-motion state of a moving object
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-09-21
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Granted: 1974-03-05
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Expires: 1990-09-21
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to an improvement in the art of detecting and tracking moving objects employing a plurality of stations and variational measurements.
Inventors
- 👤 C Hammack
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:36
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S11/00; G01S11/02; G01S1/00; G01S1/02; G01S1/08; G01S1/20; G01S1/30; G01S1/302; G01S11/10; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/50; G01S13/58; G01S13/66; G01S13/87; G01S3/00; G01S3/02; G01S3/14; G01S3/46; G01S5/00; G01S5/02; G01S5/14; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/40; G01S7/4052; G01S7/4082; G01S7/4095; G01S13/06; G01S13/46; G01S2013/466; G01S7/48; G01S7/497; G01S7/52; G01S7/52004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 144
Claim 1
Independent Claim
350 words
In an automatic position determining system a method of determining in three-dimensional space the position-motion state of a moving vehicle relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said vehicle is entirely unknown at all points along its path including the end points of said path, waves being simultaneously transmitted across the entirely unknown distances between said moving vehicle and said reference points, doppler sensitive means being used to perform simultaneous measurements on said waves, which measurements collectively define physically the positionmotion state of said moving vehicle, the position-motion information contained in said measurements being converted to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the positionmotion states of said reference points are known, said system comprising wave communications apparatuses at the locations of all of the reference points and aboard the moving vehicle, said method comprising the following non-mental elements: 1. establishing at the locations of each of three reference points wave communications means cooperative with wave communications means installed aboard said moving vehicle; 2. installing aboard said moving vehicle wave communications means cooperative with wave communications means established at each of said three reference points; 3. transmitting waves between said cooperative communications apparatuses; 4. detecting said waves using mixing means and filter means to create alternating current electrical signals whose instantaneous time rates of phase change are linearly dependent upon tHe time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle; 5. automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said alternating current electrical signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring; 6. automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means; 7. introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points; 8. computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving vehicle in said useful coordinate system; 9. automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the positionmotion state of said vehicle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
350 words
In an automatic position determining system a method of determining in three-dimensional space the position-motion state of a moving vehicle relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said vehicle is entirely unknown at all points along its path including the end points of said path, waves being simultaneously transmitted across the entirely unknown distances between said moving vehicle and said reference points, doppler sensitive means being used to perform simultaneous measurements on said waves, which measurements collectively define physically the positionmotion state of said moving vehicle, the position-motion information contained in said measurements being converted to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the positionmotion states of said reference points are known, said system comprising wave communications apparatuses at the locations of all of the reference points and aboard the moving vehicle, said method comprising the following non-mental elements: 1. establishing at the locations of each of three reference points wave communications means cooperative with wave communications means installed aboard said moving vehicle; 2. installing aboard said moving vehicle wave communications means cooperative with wave communications means established at each of said three reference points; 3. transmitting waves between said cooperative communications apparatuses; 4. detecting said waves using mixing means and filter means to create alternating current electrical signals whose instantaneous time rates of phase change are linearly dependent upon tHe time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle; 5. automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said alternating current electrical signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring; 6. automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means; 7. introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points; 8. computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving vehicle in said useful coordinate system; 9. automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the positionmotion state of said vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
aboard said moving vehicle pulse wave means cooperative with said stations recited in Element 1;
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
aboard said moving vehicle pulse wave means cooperative with said stations recited in Element 1;
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
9 words
illuminating the moving object by pulse wave radiation means;
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
9 words
illuminating the moving object by pulse wave radiation means;
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
installing aboard said moving vehicle wave communications means cooperative with wave communications means established at each of said three reference points;
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
installing aboard said moving vehicle wave communications means cooperative with wave communications means established at each of said three reference points;
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
aboard said moving vehicle wave means cooperative with said wave stations recited in Element 1;
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
aboard said moving vehicle wave means cooperative with said wave stations recited in Element 1;
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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installing aboard said moving vehicle pulse wave means cooperative with said pulse wave means established at each of said three reference points;
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
installing aboard said moving vehicle pulse wave means cooperative with said pulse wave means established at each of said three reference points;
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method as recited in claim 1 further limited in that the wave communications means established at each said reference point is a wave transmitting means, further limited in that the wave communications means installed on board said moving vehicle is a wave receiving means sensitive to the waves emitted by each of said wave transmitting means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
8 words
illuminating the moving object by wave radiation means;
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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illuminating the moving object by wave radiation means;
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
7 words
wave radiation means illuminating said moving object;
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
7 words
wave radiation means illuminating said moving object;
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
8 words
pulse wave radiation means illuminating said moving object
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
8 words
pulse wave radiation means illuminating said moving object
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
63 words
pulse wave detecting means detecting pulse waves reflected from said moving object, said pulse waves being originally transmitted by said pulse wave radiation means illuminating said moving object, said pulse wave detecting means creating signals whose variations with respect to time are linearly dependent upon the variations with respect to time of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving object;
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
63 words
pulse wave detecting means detecting pulse waves reflected from said moving object, said pulse waves being originally transmitted by said pulse wave radiation means illuminating said moving object, said pulse wave detecting means creating signals whose variations with respect to time are linearly dependent upon the variations with respect to time of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving object;
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
80 words
A method as recited in claim 1 further limited in that the wave communications means installed on board said moving vehicle is a wave transmitting means, further limited in that the wave communications means established at each of said receiving means is a wave receiving means sensitive to the waves emitted by said transmitting means, said receiving means being connected by communications means to a common location, and further limited in performing the recited automatic functions at said common location.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
46 words
detecting waves reflected from said moving object using mixing and filter means to create alternating current electrical signals whose instantaneous time rates of phase change are linearly dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving object;
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
46 words
detecting waves reflected from said moving object using mixing and filter means to create alternating current electrical signals whose instantaneous time rates of phase change are linearly dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving object;
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
54 words
detecting means detecting waves reflected from said moving object, said waves being originally transmitted by said radiation means illuminating said moving object, said detecting means creating signals whose instantaneous time rates of change are linearly dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving object;
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
54 words
detecting means detecting waves reflected from said moving object, said waves being originally transmitted by said radiation means illuminating said moving object, said detecting means creating signals whose instantaneous time rates of change are linearly dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving object;
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
transmitting wave pulses between said cooperative pulse wave means recited in Element 1 and said cooperative pulse wave means recited in Element 2;
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
23 words
transmitting wave pulses between said cooperative pulse wave means recited in Element 1 and said cooperative pulse wave means recited in Element 2;
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
54 words
detecting means detecting waves transmitted between the apparatuses recited in Element 1 and the apparatus recited in Element 2, said means for detecting waves creating signals whose instantaneous time rates of phase change are linearly dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle;
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
54 words
detecting means detecting waves transmitted between the apparatuses recited in Element 1 and the apparatus recited in Element 2, said means for detecting waves creating signals whose instantaneous time rates of phase change are linearly dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle;
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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transmitting waves between said cooperative communications apparatuses;
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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transmitting waves between said cooperative communications apparatuses;
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
31 words
detecting pulse wave signals reflected from said moving object to create signals dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving object;
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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detecting pulse wave signals reflected from said moving object to create signals dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving object;
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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detecting means detecting pulse waves transmitted between the apparatuses recited in Element 1 and the apparatus recited in Element 2, said detecting means creating signals whose time rates of change are linearly dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle;
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
51 words
detecting means detecting pulse waves transmitted between the apparatuses recited in Element 1 and the apparatus recited in Element 2, said detecting means creating signals whose time rates of change are linearly dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle;
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
29 words
measuring means connected to said detecting means automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
29 words
measuring means connected to said detecting means automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
15 words
automatically measuring said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
15 words
automatically measuring said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
43 words
detecting said waves using mixing means and filter means to create alternating current electrical signals whose instantaneous time rates of phase change are linearly dependent upon tHe time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle;
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
43 words
detecting said waves using mixing means and filter means to create alternating current electrical signals whose instantaneous time rates of phase change are linearly dependent upon tHe time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle;
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
31 words
measuring means connected to said detecting means automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
31 words
measuring means connected to said detecting means automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
26 words
detecting said wave pulses to create signals dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle;
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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detecting said wave pulses to create signals dependent upon the time rates of change of the simultaneous distances between said reference points and said moving vehicle;
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
31 words
measuring means connected to said detecting means automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
31 words
measuring means connected to said detecting means automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
166 words
In an automatic position determining system a method of determining in three-dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving object relative to well separated reference points, said moving object being capable of reflecting waves, the position-motion state of each said reference point being known and the position of said moving object relative to said reference points being entirely unknown at all points along its path including the end points of said path, waves being simultaneously transmitted across the entirely unknown distances between said moving object and said reference points, said moving object being illuminated by wave radiation means, doppler sensitive means being used to perform simultaneous measurements on the waves reflected from said moving object, the position-motion information contained in said measurements being converted to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said system comprising wave communications apparatuses at the locations of all of the reference points, said method comprising the following non-mental elements;
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
166 words
In an automatic position determining system a method of determining in three-dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving object relative to well separated reference points, said moving object being capable of reflecting waves, the position-motion state of each said reference point being known and the position of said moving object relative to said reference points being entirely unknown at all points along its path including the end points of said path, waves being simultaneously transmitted across the entirely unknown distances between said moving object and said reference points, said moving object being illuminated by wave radiation means, doppler sensitive means being used to perform simultaneous measurements on the waves reflected from said moving object, the position-motion information contained in said measurements being converted to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said system comprising wave communications apparatuses at the locations of all of the reference points, said method comprising the following non-mental elements;
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
27 words
automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said alternating current electrical signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
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automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said alternating current electrical signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
31 words
measuring means connected to said pulse wave detecting means automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
31 words
measuring means connected to said pulse wave detecting means automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
14 words
automatic computing means connected to said measuring means and responsive to said physical representations;
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
14 words
automatic computing means connected to said measuring means and responsive to said physical representations;
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
9 words
automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means;
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
9 words
automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means;
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
15 words
automatically measuring said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
15 words
automatically measuring said signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as recited in claim 4 further limited in that said moving object is simultaneously illuminated by wave transmitting means located at each of said reference points.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
14 words
automatic computing means connected to said measuring means and responsive to said physical representations;
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
14 words
automatic computing means connected to said measuring means and responsive to said physical representations;
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
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automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said alternating current electrical signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
27 words
automatically measuring the magnitudes of the time variations of phase of said alternating current electrical signals and generating physical representations of the magnitudes resultant of said measuring;
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
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automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means;
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
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automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means;
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
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automatic computing means connecteD to said measuring means and responsive to said physical representations;
Claim 69
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automatic computing means connecteD to said measuring means and responsive to said physical representations;
Claim 70
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automatic computing means connected to said measuring means and responsive to said physical representations;
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
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automatic computing means connected to said measuring means and responsive to said physical representations;
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
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automatic data processing means automatically introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion states of said reference points;
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
24 words
automatic data processing means automatically introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion states of said reference points;
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
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automatic data processing means automatically introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
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automatic data processing means automatically introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
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introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion states of said reference points;
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
19 words
introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion states of said reference points;
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
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automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means;
Claim 79
Dependent Claim
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automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means;
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
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automatic data processing means automatically introducing into automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
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automatic data processing means automatically introducing into automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
19 words
introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference point;
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
19 words
introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference point;
Claim 84
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method as recited in claim 4 further limited in that said moving object is simultaneously illuminated by wave transmitting means located at each of said reference points, further limited in detecting at a single place waves transmitted by all of the transmitting means and reflected from said moving object and performing the recited automatic functions at said single place.
Claim 85
Dependent Claim
9 words
automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means;
Claim 86
Dependent Claim
9 words
automatically introducing said physical representations into automatic computing means;
Claim 87
Dependent Claim
24 words
automatic data processing means automatically introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 88
Dependent Claim
24 words
automatic data processing means automatically introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 89
Dependent Claim
26 words
second automatic data processing means automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the position-motion state of said moving object.
Claim 90
Dependent Claim
26 words
second automatic data processing means automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the position-motion state of said moving object.
Claim 91
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method as recited in claim 4 further limited in illuminating said moving object by wave transmitting means remote from any of said reference points and further limited in that receiving apparatus is located at each of said reference points, said receiving apparatus being sensitive to the transmitted waves reflected from said moving object.
Claim 92
Dependent Claim
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computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motIon state of said moving object;
Claim 93
Dependent Claim
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computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motIon state of said moving object;
Claim 94
Dependent Claim
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second automatic data processing means automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the position-motion state of said vehicle.
Claim 95
Dependent Claim
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second automatic data processing means automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the position-motion state of said vehicle.
Claim 96
Dependent Claim
19 words
introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 97
Dependent Claim
19 words
introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 98
Dependent Claim
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computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving object;
Claim 99
Dependent Claim
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computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving object;
Claim 100
Dependent Claim
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second automatic data processing means automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the position-motion state of said vehicle.
Claim 101
Dependent Claim
25 words
second automatic data processing means automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the position-motion state of said vehicle.
Claim 102
Dependent Claim
19 words
introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 103
Dependent Claim
19 words
introducing into said automatic computing means physical representations of the dimensions of the position-motion state of said reference points;
Claim 104
Dependent Claim
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second automatic data processing means automatically extracting from said automatic computing means physical representations of said dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving object.
Claim 105
Dependent Claim
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second automatic data processing means automatically extracting from said automatic computing means physical representations of said dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving object.
Claim 106
Dependent Claim
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computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving vehicle in said useful coordinate system;
Claim 107
Dependent Claim
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computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving vehicle in said useful coordinate system;
Claim 108
Dependent Claim
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computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving vehicle in said useful coordinate system;
Claim 109
Dependent Claim
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computing automatically in said automatic computing means the dimensions of the position-motion state of said moving vehicle in said useful coordinate system;
Claim 110
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automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimensions of the position-motion state of said object.
Claim 111
Dependent Claim
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automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimensions of the position-motion state of said object.
Claim 112
Dependent Claim
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automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimensions of the position-motion state of said object.
Claim 113
Dependent Claim
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automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimensions of the position-motion state of said object.
Claim 114
Dependent Claim
154 words
In an automatic tracking system a method of determining in three-dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving vehicle relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said moving vehicle is entirely unknown at all points along its path including the end points of said path, pulse waves being transmitted and received across the entirely unknown distances between said moving vehicle and said reference point, doppler sensitive means being used to perform simultaneous measurements on said wave pulses, which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving vehicle, the position-motion information contained in said measurements being converted to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said system comprising wave apparatuses at the locations of all of the reference points and aboard the moving vehicle, said method comprising the following non-mental elements:
Claim 115
Dependent Claim
154 words
In an automatic tracking system a method of determining in three-dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving vehicle relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said moving vehicle is entirely unknown at all points along its path including the end points of said path, pulse waves being transmitted and received across the entirely unknown distances between said moving vehicle and said reference point, doppler sensitive means being used to perform simultaneous measurements on said wave pulses, which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving vehicle, the position-motion information contained in said measurements being converted to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said system comprising wave apparatuses at the locations of all of the reference points and aboard the moving vehicle, said method comprising the following non-mental elements:
Claim 116
Dependent Claim
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A method as recited in claim 8 further limited in that said wave means established at each said reference point is a pulse wave transmitting means, further limited in that the wave means installed on board said moving vehicle is a pulse wave receiving means sensitive to the waves emitted by each of said pulse wave transmitting means.
Claim 117
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automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimensions of the position-motion state of said vehicle.
Claim 118
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automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimensions of the position-motion state of said vehicle.
Claim 119
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automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the position-motion state of said vehicle.
Claim 120
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automatically extracting from said automatic computing means a physical representation of said dimension of the position-motion state of said vehicle.
Claim 121
Dependent Claim
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A method as recited in claim 8 further limited in that the wave means installed on board said moving vehicle is a pulse wave transmitting means, further limited in that the wave means established at each of said reference points is a pulse wave receiving means sensitive to the pulse waves emitted by said pulse wave transmitting means, said receiving means being connected by communications means to a common location, and further limited in performing the recited automatic functions at said common location.
Claim 122
Dependent Claim
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In an automatic position determining system a method of determining in three-dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving object relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said moving object is entirely unknown at any point of the path of said object including the end points of said path, pulse waves being simultaneously transmitted across the entirely unknown distances between said moving object and said reference points, said moving object being illuminated by pulse wave radiation means, doppler sensitive means being used to perform simultaneous measurements on the pulse waves reflected from said moving object which simultaneous measurements collectively define the position-motion state of said moving object, the position-motion information contained in said simultaneous measurements being converted to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said system comprising pulse wave apparatus at the locations of all of said reference points, said method comprising the following non-mental elements:
Claim 123
Dependent Claim
169 words
In an automatic position determining system a method of determining in three-dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving object relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said moving object is entirely unknown at any point of the path of said object including the end points of said path, pulse waves being simultaneously transmitted across the entirely unknown distances between said moving object and said reference points, said moving object being illuminated by pulse wave radiation means, doppler sensitive means being used to perform simultaneous measurements on the pulse waves reflected from said moving object which simultaneous measurements collectively define the position-motion state of said moving object, the position-motion information contained in said simultaneous measurements being converted to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said system comprising pulse wave apparatus at the locations of all of said reference points, said method comprising the following non-mental elements:
Claim 124
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A method as recited in claim 11 further limited in that said moving object is simultaneously illuminated by pulse wave transmitting means located at each of said reference points.
Claim 125
Dependent Claim
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A method as recited in claim 11 further limited in that said moving object is simultaneously illuminated by pulse wave transmitting means located at each of said reference points, further limited in detecting at a single place waves transmitted by all of the pulse wave transmitting means and reflected from said moving object, and performing the recited automatic functions at said single place.
Claim 126
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A method as recited in claim 11 further limited in illuminating said moving object by pulse wave transmitting means remote from any of said reference points and further limited in that pulse wave receiving apparatus is located at each of said reference points, said pulse wave receiving apparatus being sensitive to the transmitted pulse waves reflected from said moving object.
Claim 127
Dependent Claim
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In an automatic position determining system, apparatus for determining in three-dimensional spaced dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving vehicle relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said vehcle is entirely unknown at all points along the path of said vehicle including the end points of said path, said apparatus transmitting waves across the entirely unknown distances between said moving vehicle and each said reference point, said apparatus also performing simultaneous doppler measurements on said waves which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving vehicle, said apparatus also converting by computing means the position-motion information contained in said measurements to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said apparatus comprising the following elements:
Claim 128
Dependent Claim
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In an automatic position determining system, apparatus for determining in three-dimensional spaced dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving vehicle relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said vehcle is entirely unknown at all points along the path of said vehicle including the end points of said path, said apparatus transmitting waves across the entirely unknown distances between said moving vehicle and each said reference point, said apparatus also performing simultaneous doppler measurements on said waves which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving vehicle, said apparatus also converting by computing means the position-motion information contained in said measurements to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said apparatus comprising the following elements:
Claim 129
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An apparatus as recited in claim 15 further limited in that said wave stations serving as reference points are wave transmitters, further limited in that the wave means aboard said moving vehicle is a wave receiving means sensitive to each of said wave transmitting means.
Claim 130
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An apparatus as recited in claim 15 further limited in that the wave means aboard said moving vehicle is a wave transmitting means, further limited in that said wave stations serving as reference points are wave receiving means sensitive to the waves emitted by said transmitting means, said receiving means being connected by communications means to a common location, and further limited in performing the recited automatic functions at said common location.
Claim 131
Dependent Claim
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In an automatic position determining system, apparatus for determining in three-dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving object relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said object is entirely unknown at all points along the path of said object including end points of the path, said moving object being capable of reflecting waves, said apparatus transmitting waves across the entirely unknown distances between said moving object and each said reference point, said apparatus performing simultaneous doppler measurements on waves reflected by said moving object which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving object, said apparatus also converting by computing means the position-motion information contained in said measurement to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said apparatus comprising the following elements:
Claim 132
Dependent Claim
147 words
In an automatic position determining system, apparatus for determining in three-dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving object relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said object is entirely unknown at all points along the path of said object including end points of the path, said moving object being capable of reflecting waves, said apparatus transmitting waves across the entirely unknown distances between said moving object and each said reference point, said apparatus performing simultaneous doppler measurements on waves reflected by said moving object which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving object, said apparatus also converting by computing means the position-motion information contained in said measurement to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said apparatus comprising the following elements:
Claim 133
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as recited in claim 18 further limited in that said wave radiation means are located at each said reference point and illuminate said moving object.
Claim 134
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as recited in claim 18 further limited in that said wave radiation means illuminating said moving object are the wave stations serving as said reference points, further limited in said detecting means being located at a single place.
Claim 135
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as recited in claim 18 further limited in that said wave radiation means illuminating said moving object is a transmitter located remote from any of said reference points and further limited in that said detecting means are located at each of said reference points, said detecting means being sensitive to the transmitted waves reflected from said moving object.
Claim 136
Dependent Claim
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In an automatic position determining system, apparatus for determining in three dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving vehicle relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said moving vehicle is entirely unknown at all points along the path of said vehicle including end points of said path, said apparatus transmitting pulse waves across the entirely unknown distance between said moving vehicle and each said reference point, said apparatus also performing simultaneous doppler measurements on said pulse waves which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving vehicle, said apparatus also converting by computing means the position-motion information contained in said measurements to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said apparatus comprising the following elements:
Claim 137
Dependent Claim
140 words
In an automatic position determining system, apparatus for determining in three dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving vehicle relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said moving vehicle is entirely unknown at all points along the path of said vehicle including end points of said path, said apparatus transmitting pulse waves across the entirely unknown distance between said moving vehicle and each said reference point, said apparatus also performing simultaneous doppler measurements on said pulse waves which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving vehicle, said apparatus also converting by computing means the position-motion information contained in said measurements to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said apparatus comprising the following elements:
Claim 138
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as recited in claim 22 further limited in that said pulse wave stations serving as reference points are pulse wave transmitters, further limited in that the pulse wave means aboard said moving vehicle is a pulse wave receiving means sensitive to each of said pulse wave transmitting means.
Claim 139
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as recited in claim 22 further limited in that the pulse wave means aboard said moving vehicle is a pulse wave transmitting means, further limited in that said pulse wave stations serving as reference points are pulse wave receiving means sensitive to the pulse waves emitted by said transmitting means, said receiving means being connected by communications means to a common location, and further limited in performing the recited automatic functions at said common location.
Claim 140
Dependent Claim
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In an automatic position determining system, apparatus for determining in three dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving object relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said moving object is entirely unknown at all points along the path of said object including the end points of said path, said moving object being capable of reflecting waves, said apparatus transmitting pulse waves across the entirely unknown distances between said moving object and each said reference point, said apparatus also performing simultaneous doppler measurements on pulse waves reflected by said moving object which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving object, said apparatus also converting by computing means the position-motion information contained in said measurement to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said apparatus comprising the following elements:
Claim 141
Dependent Claim
153 words
In an automatic position determining system, apparatus for determining in three dimensional space dimensions of the position-motion state of a moving object relative to well separated reference points whose positions are known and relative to which the position of said moving object is entirely unknown at all points along the path of said object including the end points of said path, said moving object being capable of reflecting waves, said apparatus transmitting pulse waves across the entirely unknown distances between said moving object and each said reference point, said apparatus also performing simultaneous doppler measurements on pulse waves reflected by said moving object which measurements collectively define physically the position-motion state of said moving object, said apparatus also converting by computing means the position-motion information contained in said measurement to a more useful coordinate system relative to which the position-motion states of said reference points are known, said apparatus comprising the following elements:
Claim 142
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as recited in claim 25 further limited in that said pulse wave radiation means are located at each said reference point and illuminate said moving object.
Claim 143
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus as recited in claim 25 fUrther limited in that said pulse wave radiation means illuminating said moving object are the pulse wave stations serving as said reference points, further limited in said detecting means being located at a single place.
Claim 144
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus as recited in claim 25 further limited in that said pulse wave radiation means illuminating said moving object is a pulse transmitter located remote from any of said reference points and further limited in that said detecting means are located at each of said reference points, said detecting means being sensitive to the transmitted pulse waves reflected from said moving object.
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