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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Ralph R. Galetti, Albuquerque, NM (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A navigation system for one or more vehicles located within a control volume includes: a first camera configured to observe the one or more vehicles and first, second and third reference points disposed within the control volume and having first, second and third known spatial positions, respectively, the first camera being further configured to produce a first output signal from observation of the observed vehicles and reference points; a second camera configured to observe the one or more vehicles and the first, second and third reference points, the second camera being further configured to produce a second output signal from observation of the observed vehicles and reference points; and a processor operatively connected with the first and second cameras and configured to determine a respective spatial position for each of the one or more vehicles from the first and second output signals.