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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
May. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Peter D. Poulsen, Grants Pass, OR (US);
Inventor:
Peter D. Poulsen, Grants Pass, OR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/02 (2006.01); G02B 23/16 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01); G01C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/02 (2013.01); G01C 5/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/16 (2013.01); G02B 23/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Multiple telescopes of a telescope array are rigidly aligned at predetermined relative orientations to simultaneously image corresponding predesignated celestial objects. Detection of light from the celestial objects collected by the telescopes enables calculation or estimation of orientation of the telescope array with respect to the celestial sphere. That orientation, in combination with a planetary nadir direction, enables estimation or calculation of position of the telescope array relative to a planetary surface. The nadir can be measured by dropping a probe particle through an evacuated chamber onto or through a two-dimensional sensor.