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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2004
Applicant:
Akihiro Yamane, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Akihiro Yamane, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A navigation apparatus with image recognition, includes: an imaging section for obtaining a stereo image of a target spot; an inertial information detecting section for measuring an attitude angle of a body and an acceleration of the body; an image process calculating section for calculating a relative position of the body with respect to the target spot based on the stereo image and the attitude angle; and a navigation calculating section for calculating navigation information based on the attitude angle, the acceleration and the relative position.