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7494089 Multiple kill vehicle (MKV) interceptor and method for intercepting exo and endo-atmospheric targets  
By sharing tasks between the CV and the KVs, the MKV interceptor provides a cost-effective missile defense system capable of intercepting and killing multiple targets. The placement of the...
7494090 Multiple kill vehicle (MKV) interceptor with autonomous kill vehicles  
The present invention provides a MKV interceptor including multiple kill vehicles with autonomous management capability and kinematic reach to prosecute a large threat extent. Each KV can...
7339537 Capacitive drive antenna and an air vehicle so equipped  
Disclosed are antenna embodiments and air vehicles so equipped that include a first antenna component, and a second antenna component, separated by a free space gap, where the antenna embodiments...
7140574 Inertial position target measuring systems and methods  
Systems and methods for contiguously and accurately updating target object information during an entire target engagement period are provided. The target tracking system includes a database for...
7032857 Multi-sensor guidance system for extreme force launch shock applications  
A projectile navigation system operable within an extremely high G-shock loading environment during the launch phase may include a set of Kalman filters configured to repeatedly calculate a...
7007888 Inertial position target measuring systems and methods  
Systems and methods for contiguously and accurately updating target object information during an entire target engagement period are provided. The target tracking system includes a database for...
6925410 Selecting a target device in a device network  
A device network to process signals has target devices, selecting devices that are movable relative to the target devices, and controllers. The controllers are in communication with the target...
6863244 Mitigation of angular acceleration effects on optical sensor data  
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for compensating for optical sensor data corrupted by angular acceleration is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of...
6324475 Method for identifying in a pre-established catalogue stars detected by a star sensor  
The invention concerns the identification of stars. It consists in selecting "detected stars" among the sensed stars; coupling the detected stars; selecting all or part of the doublets of the...
5808292 Apparatus and method for remote sensing of an object  
A sensing and tracking system is provided which includes a stationary array of sensors, a control system and a stationary lens assembly. The control system activates at least one sensor of the...
5773813 Angular position finding system for an observation instrument  
Angular position finding system for an observation instrument, possibly fitted with a sighting change mirror and which includes one or two reflecting mirrors and one or two alignment sensors. Light...
5022608 Lightweight missile guidance system  
A lightweight missile terminal guidance system 14 is disclosed which includes a seeker 16 for providing a first signal indicative of a first angle ε between a line-of-sight 15 from the missile 10...
4923276 Tapered optical fiber telescope, tracking system apparatus and method incorporating tapered optical fiber telescopes  
An optical fiber telescope is disclosed as including an optical train having a plurality of tapered optical fibers arranged in a plurality of cascading stages. A collecting stage provides the...
4740680 Star sensor arrangement for a rotating satellite having two fields of view  
A star sensor arrangement for a satellite which on its orbit and/or during transfer into the orbit rotates at least with a part about an axis of rotation fixed with respect to the satellite, and...
4612488 Apparatus for controlling the directional orientation of a radiation receiver device to a light source  
A controller for a tracking system which tracks the sun. The controller has a rotatable disc with a light transmitting portion and an opaque portion. The solar radiation, transmitted through the...
4494202 Fourth order predictive, augmented proportional navigation system terminal guidance design with missile/target decoupling  
A method for augmenting a noise-adaptive predictive proportional navigation terminal guidance scheme. In a fourth order configuration with noise adaptive varying gain parameters calculated as a...
4306691 Stellar corrector  
The present invention concerns using star sightings to supplement the ineal instruments in nonfixed launch systems so as to provide increased accuracy without refinement of the inertial systems. It...
4103847 Line scan area signature detection method  
An area signature detection system arranged to receive an output from a sensor operative in the electromagnetic spectrum, where the output from the sensor is an amplitude varying electrical signal...
3739175 PHOTO SENSITIVE STAR SENSING ARRAY  
A photosensitive detector for mounting in the focal plane of a star tracking telescope of the gradient detecting type. The detector includes two sets of long, thin photocells set at an angle to...
3731544 STAR TRACKER SYSTEM  
In a star tracker system a two axis gyroscope is fixed to the stellar sensor with its spin axis aligned with the line of sight with the stellar sensor. The stellar sensor is mounted on an inertial...
3558078 SPACE VEHICLE ATTITUDE CONTROL  
A system for controlling the attitude of a space vehicle which undergoes both spinning and coning motion wherein first and second gating means are serially coupled to deliver operating power to a...
3521835 SYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE  
3490719 ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM  
3488504 SPACECRAFT ATTITUDE DETECTION SYSTEM BY STELLAR REFERENCE  
3483384 OPTICAL MONITOR MECHANIZATION FOR MINIMIZING GUIDANCE SYSTEM ERRORS  
3480233 MISSILE GUIDANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS  
3423047 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE POSITION STABILIZATION OF A FLYING BODY  
3414214 Satellite positioning system  
3403258 Sun pointing attitude control system employing fluid flywheels with novel momentum unloading means  
3388629 Detection means for star tracker  
3365148 Phased guidance system  
3312423 Inertial guidance system with stellar correction  
3301508 Guidance system with stellar correction  
3268185 Light sensing device  
3263944 Space craft navigation system  
3258226 Attitude computer with rotatable reference frame  
3244862 Earth navigational system  
3239674 Radiant energy receiving and detection systems  
3229521 Orbiting vehicle position sensor  
3227397 Roll rate stabilization system for outer space vehicle  
3188472 Method and apparatus for determining satellite orientation utilizing spatial energy sources  
3181812 Aircraft sextant mounting  
3180587 Attitude orientation of spin-stabilized space vehicles  
3171612 Satellite attitude control mechanism and method  
3162764 Space vehicle attitude control  
3053904 Bisphenol preparation  
3048352 Automatic celestial navigation and guidance system  
3043907 Navigation device  
3037289 Directional reference correction system  
3027841 Guidance system  
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