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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Arthur J. Schneider, Tucson, AZ (US);
Arthur J. Schneider, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle guidance system. The system includes a first mechanism for tracking a vehicle based on time-of-arrival information associated with energy emanating from the vehicle and providing vehicle position information in response thereto. A second mechanism steers the vehicle based on the vehicle position information. In a specific embodiment, the system of further includes a third mechanism for locating the target based on time-of-arrival information associated with energy radiating from the target and providing target location information in response thereto. The second the second mechanism steers the vehicle based on the target location information and the vehicle position information.