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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Applicant:
Brian R. Roggendorf, Marion, IA (US);
Inventor:
Brian R. Roggendorf, Marion, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of navigating a mobile platform. A reflectable electronic signal is transmitted. A reflection of the reflectable signal is received. A position of the mobile platform is determined based upon the reflection of the reflectable signal. A platform position signal is transmitted to the mobile platform. The platform position signal provides the mobile platform the determined position of the mobile platform. The mobile platform is navigated based upon the platform position signal.