Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of predicting a trajectory of an asteroid
- Patent Title (中): 预测小行星轨迹的方法
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Application No.: US13417819Application Date: 2012-03-12
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Publication No.: US08947524B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Haithem Altwaijry , Khaled Alfozan , Abdullah Alghalaiqah
- Applicant: Haithem Altwaijry , Khaled Alfozan , Abdullah Alghalaiqah
- Applicant Address: SA Riyadh
- Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
- Current Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
- Current Assignee Address: SA Riyadh
- Agent Raj Abhyanker, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04N7/18
- IPC: H04N7/18 ; G01S5/16

Abstract:
Disclosed are a system, a method and an apparatus of predicting a trajectory of an asteroid. In one embodiment, a method of predicting a trajectory of an asteroid near a celestial object, includes continuously monitoring, through a high-definition camera optimized for space viewing, an unlimited expanse of space as visible from a location of the high-definition camera optimized for space viewing. The method also includes detecting a change in a light intensity of one of a plurality of stars. In addition, the method includes determining that the light intensity of a star has changed beyond a threshold parameter. The method further includes detecting an occultation, through a discriminating sensor, when the change in the light intensity of the star is determined. On detecting occultation, the method includes recording a set of properties associated with the occultation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120229626A1 METHOD OF PREDICTING A TRAJECTORY OF AN ASTEROID Public/Granted day:2012-09-13
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