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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2002
Christine M. Haissig, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Paul P. Samanant, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Dale Enns, Roseville, MN (US);
Eric Euteneuer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Christine M. Haissig, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Paul P. Samanant, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Dale Enns, Roseville, MN (US);
Eric Euteneuer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Honeywell Interntaional Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A position keeping system, useable to maintain a position of a vehicle in a vehicle formation, to keep all formation members flying at a specified velocity and altitude, and to perform commanded maneuvers, determines guidance corrections based on a track state referenced to a leader or a virtual leader of the formation and on a formation position error indicating the error in the position of the vehicle in the formation. The guidance corrections are required so as to maintain the vehicles in the formation.