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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:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Mark H. Litchfield, Dracut, MA (US);
David Delude, Andover, MA (US);
Joseph Mccormack, Windham, ME (US);
Inventors:
Mark H. Litchfield, Dracut, MA (US);
David Delude, Andover, MA (US);
Joseph McCormack, Windham, ME (US);
Assignee:
Textron Systems Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Determination of the orientation of a unit is based on solar positioning. An actual measurement of the position of the sun is taken and compared to a theoretical determination of the position of the sun. By comparing the actual and theoretical positions, the orientation of the unit is determined in an accurate, reliable, and economical manner.