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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roy L Nichols, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343 / ; 343 / ;
Abstract
Control of multiple remotely piloted vehicles provided through a system ced the Hybrid Terminal Assist Landing. This system, also referred to as HYTAL, is composed of two principal subsystems, an RF approach control subsystem and a precise optical landing point homing and ranging subsystem. By using a hybrid combination of RF and optical sensors, the remotely piloted vehicle, RPV or other aircraft approach control and recovery guidance system can be optimized with respect to performance complexity, size, weight and cost.