Gene D. Tener - Oviedo FL, US Andrew H. Hawkins - Orlando FL, US Mark A. Bovankovich - Orlando FL, US Louis N. Glaros - Orlando FL, US
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD
International Classification:
G01C 22/00
US Classification:
701 23, 356 403
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences between the locations of selected features in an image plane and the location of corresponding features in a terrain map to determine the attitude of the vehicle carrying the sensors with respect to a ground frame of reference.
Inertial Measurement With An Imaging Sensor And A Digitized Map
Gene D. Tener - Oviedo FL, US Andrew H. Hawkins - Orlando FL, US Mark A. Bovankovich - Orlando FL, US Louis N. Glaros - , US
International Classification:
G01C 21/16
US Classification:
701220
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences between the locations of selected features in an image plane and the location of corresponding features in a terrain map to determine the attitude of the vehicle carrying the sensors with respect to a ground frame of reference.