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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2008
Gene D. Tener, Oviedo, FL (US);
Andrew H. Hawkins, Orlando, FL (US);
Mark A. Bovankovich, Orlando, FL (US);
Louis N. Glaros, Orlando, FL (US);
Gene D. Tener, Oviedo, FL (US);
Andrew H. Hawkins, Orlando, FL (US);
Mark A. Bovankovich, Orlando, FL (US);
Louis N. Glaros, Orlando, FL (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences between the locations of selected features in an image plane and the location of corresponding features in a terrain map to determine the attitude of the vehicle carrying the sensors with respect to a ground frame of reference.