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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Wuhan University, Wuhan, CN;
Tao Zhang, Wuhan, CN;
Jingui Zou, Wuhan, CN;
WUHAN UNIVERSITY, Wuhan, CN;
Abstract
A method for orienting includes: setting a digital optical imaging device including a photosensitive device, a lens, and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver; allowing an optical axis of the lens to pass through a geometric center of the photosensitive device, so that a celestial body is imaged on the photosensitive device; and positioning a current position by using the GNSS receiver, and recording an accurate time; calculating an accurate azimuth angle of the celestial body at this moment, wherein, at this time, an imaging position of the celestial body on the photosensitive device is located on an extension line of a ligature of the azimuth of the celestial body and a geometric center of the photosensitive device, thereby through accurately extracting the imaging position of the celestial body, a placement orientation of the digital optical imaging device is determined, and a north direction is obtained.