公开(公告)号：US11762398B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US16854098

申请日：2020-04-21

Applicant: Near Earth Autonomy, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan Taylor ,  Sanjiv Singh ,  Lyle Chamberlain ,  Sebastian Scherer ,  Benjamin Grocholsky ,  Vladimir Brajovic

IPC: G05D1/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D45/08 ,  H04N5/33 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B60L53/10 ,  B64F1/00 ,  B64F1/22 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: G05D1/0676 ,  B60L53/10 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D45/08 ,  B64F1/005 ,  B64F1/222 ,  B64F1/362 ,  H04N5/33 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/104

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for autonomously estimating the position and orientation (“pose”) of an aircraft relative to a target site are disclosed herein, including a system including a plurality of beacons arranged about the target site, wherein the plurality of beacons collectively comprise at least one electromagnetic radiation source and at least one beacon ranging radio, a sensor system coupled to the aircraft including an electromagnetic radiation sensor and a ranging radio configured to determine a range of the aircraft relative to the target site, and a processor configured to determine an estimated pose of the aircraft based on at least: (i) detected electromagnetic radiation, and (ii) time-stamped range data for the aircraft relative to the target site.