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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:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John David Begin, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Ka C. Cheok, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Magellan DIS, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/116 ; G01C 2/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/116 ; G01C 2/120 ;
Abstract
A navigation system includes a multi-axis accelerometer which can be installed in the vehicle in any unknown orientation. The orientation of the axes of the accelerometer is automatically determined by the navigation system. The signals from the accelerometer are then used to propagate the position of the vehicle.