Honeywell International Inc.

Honeywell G.m.b.h.

Michael O Vaujin

Kenneth Steven Morgan

Delroy J Sowada

James D Waid

Kevin E Dutton

Reed R May

Charles P Eckert

Adam Boseley

Phil Hess

Maurice A Shrader-Frechette

Michael G Symonds

Jeff S Willis

Vernon F Marsh

A method for guiding the approach and landing of an aircraft is provided. The method involves receiving navigation information from the aircraft, receiving navigation information from an aircraft carrier, integrating the navigation information from the aircraft with the navigation information from the aircraft carrier to determine a relative velocity and a relative position between the aircraft and the aircraft carrier, and propagating the relative velocity and the relative position forward in time for navigation purposes.

Methods and systems of relative navigation for shipboard landings

A method and system for degimbalization of sensor outputs is provided. Data output from an embedded GPS inertial navigation system (EGI), which is mounted within a gimbaled system on a vehicle, is processed to provide degimballed navigation data. Generally, motion of the EGI is due to the vehicle motion and the gimbal motion. To provide navigation information relating solely to the vehicle, effects of the gimbal motion within the EGI outputs can be removed.

Method and system for degimbalization of vehicle navigation data

A method for determining heave and heave rate for a vessel is described. The vessel includes an inertial navigation system (INS), and sensors for the INS being located at a point A of the vessel, the vessel having a zero heave reference point B, and the described method provides heave and heave rate at a point C of the vessel. The method includes determining reference coordinates for points A, B, and C of the vessel, generating a velocity signal representative of a velocity at a point on the vessel, generating a heave rate signal based upon the velocity signal, and generating a heave based upon the heave rate signal.

Methods and systems for determining heave and heave rate of vessels

A system for determining accurate inertial navigation data of a vehicle while moving must compensate for the orientation differences between an upper body and a lower body of the vehicle. These orientation differences are used to increase the accuracy of the aided inertial navigation solution. An odometer on the lower body is used to reduced errors in the inertial data arising from movement between the upper and lower bodies and errors in the odometer associated with vehicle pitch are reduced by sensing pitch changes with the inertial navigation data.

Integrated inertial VMS navigation with inertial odometer correction

A system for determining accurate inertial navigation data of a vehicle while moving must compensate for the orientation differences between an upper body and a lower body of the vehicle. These orientation differences are used to increase the accuracy of the aided inertial navigation solution.

Integrated inertial/VMS navigation solution

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Oldsmar, FL, United States of America

Michael O Vaujin