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SATPS dynamic surveying from a moving platform
Assignee: Trimble Inc
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Filing: 1996-02-02
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Granted: 1997-07-01
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Expires: 2016-02-02
Abstract
Abstract The mobile station designed for the mobile differential dynamic surveying and targeting is disclosed. The mobile station includes a targeting device for acquiring the coordinates and the image of the designated remote target object. The mobile station further includes a SATPS based differential position-angular determination system capable of determining the coordinates of the mobile station and the angular coordinates of the normal vector to the mobile station. The mobile station receives the differential corrections from the differential station and transmits the data and image information to the third station.
Inventors
- 👤 James M. Janky
- 👤 Valentine L. Denninger
- 👤 James Edwin Jones, Jr.
- 👤 Michael D. Murphy
- 👤 Boris G. Tankhilevich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-10-26 14:02
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S19/00; G01S19/38; G01S19/39; G01S19/40; G01S19/41; G01C; G01C15/00; G01S19/42; G01S19/51; G01S5/00; G01S5/0009; G01S5/009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 57
Claim 1
Independent Claim
203 words
A system for dynamic surveying from a moving platform comprising: a mobile station for performing a dynamic survey, said mobile station comprising: a targeting means communicatively connected to said moving platform for targeting a designated object and for determining the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object; a position-angular determination means communicatively coupled to said moving platform for determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform and angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of a normal vector to said moving platform; a first communication means communicatively connected to said moving platform for receiving the differential corrections from a SATPS differential station; wherein said differential station broadcasts the differential corrections; a computer means coupled to said first communication means for continuously processing data including: (a) the differential corrections, (b) the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform, (c) the angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of the normal vector to said moving platform, and (d) the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object in order to obtain the coordinates (X2, Y2, Y2) of said designated object; and a first communication link between said mobile station and said differential station.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
203 words
A system for dynamic surveying from a moving platform comprising: a mobile station for performing a dynamic survey, said mobile station comprising: a targeting means communicatively connected to said moving platform for targeting a designated object and for determining the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object; a position-angular determination means communicatively coupled to said moving platform for determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform and angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of a normal vector to said moving platform; a first communication means communicatively connected to said moving platform for receiving the differential corrections from a SATPS differential station; wherein said differential station broadcasts the differential corrections; a computer means coupled to said first communication means for continuously processing data including: (a) the differential corrections, (b) the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform, (c) the angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of the normal vector to said moving platform, and (d) the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object in order to obtain the coordinates (X2, Y2, Y2) of said designated object; and a first communication link between said mobile station and said differential station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system of claim 1 further including: a second communication means communicatively connected to said moving platform; and a second communication link between said mobile station and a third station for transmitting the dam from said mobile station to said third station.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said moving platform comprises: a blimp.
Claim 5
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The system of claim 2, wherein said moving platform comprises: a helicopter.
Claim 6
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The system of claim 2, wherein said moving platform comprises: a plane.
Claim 7
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The system of claim 2, wherein said moving platform comprises: a remotely piloted vehicle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 2, wherein said moving platform comprises: a rocket powered missile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said moving platform comprises: a ship.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said targeting means further comprises: a rangefinder means coupled to said moving platform for determining the value R of the distance from an observer to said designated object.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said targeting means further comprises: a rangefinder means connected to said moving platform for determining the value R of the distance from an observer to said designated object; and a viewing means for receiving an image of said designated object.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The system of claim 10, wherein said viewing means further comprises: a telescope.
Claim 13
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The system of claim 10, wherein said viewing means further comprises: a videocamera.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 10, wherein said third station is a TV station, and wherein said second communication link transmits the image of said designated object from said moving platform to said TV station.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 10, wherein said viewing means further comprises: an infra-red camera.
Claim 16
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The system of claim 10, wherein said viewing means further comprises: a display means for displaying a visual image of said designated object.
Claim 17
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The system of claim 10, wherein said rangefinder means further comprises: a laser range-finder.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 10, wherein said rangefinder means further comprises: an optical range-finder.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 10, wherein said rangefinder means further comprises: an acoustic range-finder.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 10, wherein said rangefinder means further comprises: a radar range-finder.
Claim 21
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The system of claim 2, wherein said computer means further includes: a digital map database for mapping said designated object on said digital map database.
Claim 22
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The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link comprises: a radiowave frequency band.
Claim 23
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The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link includes: an infrared frequency band.
Claim 24
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The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link includes: a microwave frequency band.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
56 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link includes: the ISM (industrial scientific medical) unlicensed operation band, and wherein the ISM band range is selected from a class of frequency range consisting of 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5.8 GHz; and wherein the user can own the both ends of the ISM communication system.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link includes: a real time circuit switched communication link.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link includes: a 1.8 GHz band, wherein said 1.8 GHz band supports the personal communications services (PCS).
Claim 28
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The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link includes: a Low Earth Orbiting Satellites (LEOS), wherein said LEOS is used to store and to forward digital packet data.
Claim 29
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The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link is selected from a class of radiowave communication means consisting of a cellular telephone communication means, a wireless messaging services, a wireless application services, a wireless WAN/LAN station, and an Earth-satellite-Earth communication module that uses at least one satellite to relay a radiowave signal.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link includes: an Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) including a modem, and wherein said modem is selected from a class consisting of a DSP (digital signal processor) modem, and a cellular digital packet data (CDPD) modem.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 2, wherein said first communication link includes: a digital cellular telephone communication means, and wherein said digital cellular telephone communication means includes a means of modulation of digital data over a radiolink selected from a class consisting of a time division multiple access (TDMA) system, and a code division multiple access (CDMA) system.
Claim 32
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link comprises: a radiowave frequency band.
Claim 33
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link includes: an infrared frequency band.
Claim 34
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link includes: a microwave frequency band.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
56 words
The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link includes: the ISM (industrial scientific medical) unlicensed operation band, and wherein the ISM band range is selected from a class of frequency range consisting of 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5.8 GHz; and wherein the user can own the both ends of the ISM communication system.
Claim 36
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link includes: a real time circuit switched communication link.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link includes: a 1.8 GHz band, wherein said 1.8 GHz band supports the personal communications services (PCS).
Claim 38
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link includes: a Low Earth Orbiting Satellites (LEOS), wherein said LEOS is used to store and to forward digital packet data.
Claim 39
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link is selected from a class of radiowave communication means consisting of a cellular telephone communication means, a wireless messaging services, a wireless application services, a wireless WAN/LAN station, and an Earth-satellite-Earth communication module that uses at least one satellite to relay a radiowave signal.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link includes: an Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) including a modem, and wherein said modem is selected from a class consisting of a DSP (digital signal processor) modem, and a cellular digital packet data (CDPD) modem.
Claim 41
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link includes: a digital cellular telephone communication means, and wherein said digital cellular telephone communication means includes a means of modulation of digital data over a radiolink selected from a class consisting of a time division multiple access (TDMA) system, and a code division multiple access (CDMA) system.
Claim 42
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The system of claim 2, wherein said second communication link comprises: a TV frequency band.
Claim 43
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The system of claim 2, wherein said position-angular determination means communicatively connected to said targeting means for determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform and angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ), of the normal vector to said moving platform further includes: at least three SATPS signal antennas for providing at least three satellite signals having different phases; and a processing means connected to each said SATPS antenna for processing said three SATPS satellite signals having different phases, and for determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform and angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of the normal vector to said moving platform.
Claim 44
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The system of claim 42, wherein said at least three SATPS signal antennas includes a co-planar system of said at least three SATPS antennas.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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The system of claim 42, wherein said at least three SATPS signal antennas includes an out-of plane system of said at least three SATPS antennas.
Claim 46
Independent Claim
202 words
A system for dynamic surveying comprising: a mobile station for performing a dynamic survey, said mobile station comprising: a moving platform; a targeting means communicatively connected to said moving platform for targeting a designated object and for determining the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object; a position-angular determination means communicatively coupled to said moving platform for determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform and angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of a normal vector to said moving platform; a first communication means communicatively connected to said moving platform for receiving the differential corrections from a SATPS differential station; wherein said differential station broadcasts the differential corrections; a computer means coupled to said first communication means for continuously processing data including: (a) the differential corrections, (b) the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform, (c) the angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of the normal vector to said moving platform, and (d) the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object in order to obtain the coordinates (X2, Y2, Y2) of said designated object; and a first communication link between said mobile station and said differential station.
Claim 47
Independent Claim
202 words
A system for dynamic surveying comprising: a mobile station for performing a dynamic survey, said mobile station comprising: a moving platform; a targeting means communicatively connected to said moving platform for targeting a designated object and for determining the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object; a position-angular determination means communicatively coupled to said moving platform for determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform and angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of a normal vector to said moving platform; a first communication means communicatively connected to said moving platform for receiving the differential corrections from a SATPS differential station; wherein said differential station broadcasts the differential corrections; a computer means coupled to said first communication means for continuously processing data including: (a) the differential corrections, (b) the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform, (c) the angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of the normal vector to said moving platform, and (d) the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object in order to obtain the coordinates (X2, Y2, Y2) of said designated object; and a first communication link between said mobile station and said differential station.
Claim 48
Independent Claim
191 words
A system for dynamic targeting a predetermined location with coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) from a moving platform, said system comprising: a position determination means communicatively coupled to said moving platform for determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform; a first communication link between said moving platform and a SATPS differential station; a first communication means communicatively connected to said moving platform for receiving the differential corrections from said SATPS differential station; wherein said differential station broadcasts the differential corrections; a computer means coupled to said first communication means for continuously processing data including coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) of said predetermined location and coordinates of said moving platform (X1, Y1, Z1) in order to determine in real time the value R of the distance and the angular orientation coordinates (θ1, φ1) of the sighting line between said moving platform and said predetermined location; and a targeting means communicatively connected to said moving platform for targeting said predetermined location with coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) using the value of the distance R and the angular coordinates (θ1, φ1) of the sighting line between said moving platform and said predetermined location.
Claim 49
Independent Claim
191 words
A system for dynamic targeting a predetermined location with coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) from a moving platform, said system comprising: a position determination means communicatively coupled to said moving platform for determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform; a first communication link between said moving platform and a SATPS differential station; a first communication means communicatively connected to said moving platform for receiving the differential corrections from said SATPS differential station; wherein said differential station broadcasts the differential corrections; a computer means coupled to said first communication means for continuously processing data including coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) of said predetermined location and coordinates of said moving platform (X1, Y1, Z1) in order to determine in real time the value R of the distance and the angular orientation coordinates (θ1, φ1) of the sighting line between said moving platform and said predetermined location; and a targeting means communicatively connected to said moving platform for targeting said predetermined location with coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) using the value of the distance R and the angular coordinates (θ1, φ1) of the sighting line between said moving platform and said predetermined location.
Claim 50
Independent Claim
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A method for dynamic surveying from a moving platform, said method comprises the steps of: targeting a designated object and determining the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object using a targeting means; determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform and angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of a normal vector to said moving platform using a position-angular determination means; receiving differential corrections from a SATPS differential station utilizing a communication means; wherein said differential station broadcasts the differential corrections; and processing the data including the differential corrections, the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform, the angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of the normal vector to said moving platform, and the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object in order to obtain the coordinates (X2, Y2, Y2) of said designated object using a computer means.
Claim 51
Independent Claim
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A method for dynamic surveying from a moving platform, said method comprises the steps of: targeting a designated object and determining the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object using a targeting means; determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform and angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of a normal vector to said moving platform using a position-angular determination means; receiving differential corrections from a SATPS differential station utilizing a communication means; wherein said differential station broadcasts the differential corrections; and processing the data including the differential corrections, the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform, the angular orientation coordinates (θ, φ) of the normal vector to said moving platform, and the value R of the distance between said moving platform and said designated object in order to obtain the coordinates (X2, Y2, Y2) of said designated object using a computer means.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 47 further including the step of: receiving the image of said designated object using a viewing means.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 48 further including the step of: mapping the received images of said designated object with the coordinates of the designated object on the electronic map using a computer means.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 48 further including the step of: transmitting the coordinates and the image of said designated object from said mobile station to a third station using a second communication link between said mobile station and said third station.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 49 further including the step of: transmitting the electronic map including the coordinates and the image of said designated object from said mobile station to a third station using a second communication link between said mobile station and said third station.
Claim 56
Independent Claim
150 words
A method for dynamic targeting a predetermined location with coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) from a moving platform, said method comprising the steps of: determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform using a position determination means; receiving the differential corrections from a SATPS differential station employing a first communication means; continuously processing data including coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) of said predetermined location and coordinates of said moving platform (X1, Y1, Z1) using a computer means in order to determine in real time the value R of the distance and the angular orientation coordinates (θ1, φ1) of the sighting line between said moving platform and said predetermined location; and targeting said predetermined location with coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) employing a targeting means that uses the value of the distance R and the angular coordinates (θ1, φ1) of the sighting line between said moving platform and said predetermined location.
Claim 57
Independent Claim
150 words
A method for dynamic targeting a predetermined location with coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) from a moving platform, said method comprising the steps of: determining the location coordinates (X1, Y1, Z1) of said moving platform using a position determination means; receiving the differential corrections from a SATPS differential station employing a first communication means; continuously processing data including coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) of said predetermined location and coordinates of said moving platform (X1, Y1, Z1) using a computer means in order to determine in real time the value R of the distance and the angular orientation coordinates (θ1, φ1) of the sighting line between said moving platform and said predetermined location; and targeting said predetermined location with coordinates (X2, Y2, Z2) employing a targeting means that uses the value of the distance R and the angular coordinates (θ1, φ1) of the sighting line between said moving platform and said predetermined location.
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