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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Roger R. Taur, San Jose, CA (US);
Ted Mitsuteru Sugiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Roger R. Taur, San Jose, CA (US);
Ted Mitsuteru Sugiki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Astro Research Corporation, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
Apparatus and method of using satellite ranging channels for transmitting 3-d video signals for space applications. The method comprises the following steps:(A) performing a standard ranging operation to estimate a distance between an active satellite and a passive/target satellite; (B) transmitting to a (TTC) a set of ranging data for estimating the distance between the active satellite and the passive/target satellite by using at least one standard ranging channel; (C) disabling standard ranging operation in order to free each standard satellite ranging channel for a video-ranging operation if the estimated distance between the active satellite and the passive/target satellite is less than a predetermined distance; (D) performing the video-ranging operation to estimate the distance between the active satellite and the passive/target satellite if the estimated distance between the active satellite and the passive/target satellite is less than the predetermined distance; (E) transmitting the plurality of images of the passive/target satellite obtained by the active satellite to the TTC) by using at least two standard satellite ranging channels; and (F) using the plurality of images of the passive/target satellite in order to perform a set of operations selected from the group consisting of: {capturing the passive/target satellite by the active satellite; detecting an outside damage in the passive/target satellite; and approaching the passive/target satellite by the active satellite in order to perform a set of repair services}.