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5680313 |
System and method for detecting obstacles in a road
A system and method detects obstacles in a road being traveled by a vehicle. Edge points of the road are calculated from known road data. A series of scan lines are made of the road ahead of the...
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5664948 |
Delivery of data including preloaded advertising data
Advertising information is preloaded into a collection of remote receiving and presentation devices. A presentation command delivered to the device then causes presentation of the stored...
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5657232 |
Onboard positioning system
A relative speed of a vehicle with respect to a satellite is detected from a deviation of a tuning frequency caused by the Doppler effect, and a vehicle speed is determined from the relative speed....
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5657025 |
Integrated GPS/inertial navigation apparatus providing improved heading estimates
The integrated GPS/inertial navigation apparatus utilizes satellite signals received with two spatially-separated antennas to achieve improved heading estimates for a mobile platform. Each...
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5646629 |
Memory cartridge for a handheld electronic video game
An apparatus combining a handheld, electronic video game device, a location determination receiver, an electronic map and/or electronic yellow pages, and geocoding. The apparatus provides a user...
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5647016 |
Man-machine interface in aerospace craft that produces a localized sound in response to the direction of a target relative to the facial direction of a crew
The direction of a target is determined relative to the facial direction of a crew of an aerospace craft and a localized sound is produced in this direction. This localized sound is then output...
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5644318 |
SATPS dynamic surveying from a moving platform
The mobile station designed for the mobile differential dynamic surveying and targeting is disclosed. The mobile station includes a targeting device for acquiring the coordinates and the image of...
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5642299 |
Electro-optical range finding and speed detection system
A passive optical speed and distance measuring system includes a pair of camera lenses positioned along a common baseline a predetermined distance apart and controlled by an operator to capture...
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5636123 |
Traffic alert and collision avoidance coding system
A system for coding and transmitting traffic alert and collision avoidance data between vehicles (A, B and C) traveling within a given airspace (12). The airspace is divided into a grid of volume...
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5633799 |
Combined PC/104 and satellite positioning system
Apparatus for determining the present location of, or time of observation by, an observer in the vicinity of the Earth's surface. The apparatus provides a Satellite Positioning System (SATPS), such...
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5629855 |
System and method for using parabolic models to improve position estimates from a global positioning system
Systems and methods allow for the accurate determination of the terrestrial position of an autonomous vehicle in real time. A first position estimate of the vehicle 102 is derived from satellites...
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5627549 |
Dual channel advertising referencing vehicle location
A vehicle information device and collects information concerning specific geographic points of interest. The operator recalls for display such information, including a display showing direction and...
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5621645 |
Automated lane definition for machine vision traffic detector
A method and apparatus defines boundaries of the roadway and the lanes therein from images provided by video. The images of the roadway are analyzed by measuring motion between images and detecting...
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5621807 |
Intelligent range image camera for object measurement
A range imaging sensor for classifying and determining the position and orientation of remote objects combines a high resolution three-dimensional range imaging camera with a conventionally...
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5612883 |
System and method for detecting obstacles in the path of a vehicle
A system (400) for positioning and navigating an autonomous vehicle (310) allows the vehicle (310) to travel between locations. Position information (432) is derived from global positioning system...
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5600561 |
Vehicle distance data processor
A vehicle distance data processor precisely correlates or matches points of detection in a time serial manner to thereby accurately determine distances of a subject vehicle to a plurality of other...
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5594412 |
Warning system for vehicles
A warning system for a vehicle has a warning device for issuing a warning when the vehicle approaches an object. A warning timing parameter section detects a driving operation by the driver of the...
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5592382 |
Directional steering and navigation indicator
A navigation and guidance system which directs a user toward a desired destination. Position and steering information are integrated into a single display to allow the user to immediately determine...
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5592385 |
Vehicle cruise control system with voice command
A vehicle cruise control system includes a voice instruction inputting element 11. A driver inputs a desired voice instruction, which is digitally compared with several previously recorded voice...
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5590044 |
Method and apparatus for finding aircraft position by integrating accelerations less time averages
A method and apparatus for short-range position determination of aircraft, used for preventing errors in radar mapping from position inaccuracies, finds velocity in the x-direction (flight...
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5586063 |
Optical range and speed detection system
A passive optical speed and distance measuring system includes a pair of camera lenses positioned along a common baseline a predetermined distance apart and controlled by an operator to capture...
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5583776 |
Dead reckoning navigational system using accelerometer to measure foot impacts
A microcomputer-assisted position finding system that integrates GPS data, dead reckoning sensors, and digital maps into a low-cost, self-contained navigation instrument is disclosed. A built-in...
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5576975 |
Distance measuring method and a distance measuring apparatus
Method and apparatus for obtaining distance data from an object to a lens by obtaining an image of the object by an image input unit for forming an image of the object through the lens on an image...
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5574426 |
Obstacle detection system for vehicles moving in reverse
An electronic obstacle detection system for guiding and warning a motorist of obstacles in the detection area while backing-up. The main components of the system include a pair of sensor clusters...
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5570285 |
Method and apparatus for avoiding obstacles by a robot
An apparatus and method for determination of a steering angle and velocity using distances from obstacles in a plurality of directions or changes in distances with time as input information;...
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5555503 |
System and method for providing accurate vehicle positioning using spatial bias techniques
A vehicle position determination system and method provide accurate vehicle positioning using a global positioning system. Spatial bias techniques are used to improve positioning accuracy while the...
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5550743 |
Geographic locator of a vehicle using GPS and angles between pairs of adjacent boundary coordinate points
A system and method for using coordinate data indicative of the present location of a vehicle to determine which state the vehicle is in. A receiver obtains the coordinate data and compares it to...
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5546310 |
Ghebleh bearing indicator
A Ghebleh bearing indicator apparatus for providing a user with a displayed indication of the relative bearing between his current position and a destination, such as Mecca, includes a keyboard and...
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5535144 |
Distance detection method and system using a stereoscopical imaging apparatus
A distance detecting system for detecting a distance to an object from a moving body such an automobile by means of imaging pictures by an imaging apparatus and processing pictures into distance...
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5530650 |
Computer imaging system and method for remote in-flight aircraft refueling
A visual guidance system and method includes a subsystem which both locates the aircraft and mating structures thereof and also determines their motion and their rate of change of motion. The...
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5524081 |
Golf information and course mangement system
A golf information and management system utilizing the Global Positioning System, a satellite based, radio navigation system where clocks signals are transmitted. This satellite system provides at...
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5517412 |
Self-navigating vehicle equipped with lane boundary recognition system
A lane boundary recognition system for a self-navigating vehicle which enables the vehicle to self-navigate on an expressway or other such roadway having lane boundaries while simultaneously...
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5515285 |
System for monitoring vehicles during a crisis situation
A system for monitoring a vehicle experiencing a crisis situation, such as carjacking. Each vehicle to be monitored includes an on-board reporting apparatus. The reporting apparatus are operative...
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5510990 |
System for distinguishing a vehicle traveling ahead based on an adjustable probability distribution
An anticollision radar system for a vehicle is provided. This system includes a distance sensor for measuring distance to an object present in a given forward detectable range, and determines a...
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5506780 |
Apparatus for orbit control of at least two co-located geostationary satellites
In an apparatus for orbit control of at least two co-located geostationary satellites a single interface is provided in the form of an orbit database for exchanging orbit and maneuver data between...
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5502450 |
Single antenna direction-finding system
A method and system for determining the direction and range to a signal source from a single movable antenna. The direction and range are determined by the simultaneous solution of trigonometric...
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5493494 |
Method and apparatus for operating compacting machinery relative to a work site
A method and apparatus for operating compacting machinery such as landfill, earth or asphalt compactors relative to a work site to compact the site material toward a desired degree of compaction. A...
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5490076 |
Apparatus and method for autonavigation with one or more orbiting satellites and an anchor station
A system of making satellite-to-ground range measurements, carrying out communications between a ground station and a constellation of autonavigating satellites, and using these range measurements...
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5487116 |
Vehicle recognition apparatus
An apparatus for recognizing contours of a preceding vehicle from road images input by the use of vehicle-mounted cameras is described. The cameras view an object in front of the vehicle having the...
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5485385 |
Magnetic azimuth sensor compensation apparatus for vehicle navigation system and method thereof
A motor vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus comprising an input section adapted for inputting data based on GPS positioning, an azimuth sensor and distance sensor adapted for establishing...
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5483453 |
Navigation control system with adaptive characteristics
When the vehicle has deviated or is deviating from a lane on which the vehicle has been or is running, the deviation of the vehicle from the lane can be suppressed, for example, by allowing the...
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5477459 |
Real time three-dimensional machine locating system
A method and system for locating the point P 0 which defines the location of a machine, e.g. an earth moving machine, a surveying or locating machine, etc., in relation to a tract or area of...
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5477461 |
Method for avoiding collisions between a motor vehicle and obstacles
In a method for avoiding a collision of a motor vehicle with an obstacle, in which the output signal from a distance measuring device with a plurality of scanning beams emitted fanwise in and...
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5471391 |
Method and apparatus for operating compacting machinery relative to a work site
A method and apparatus for operating compacting machinery such as landfill, earth or asphalt compactors relative to a work site to compact the site material toward a desired degree of compaction. A...
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5469158 |
Apparatus for correcting the detected heading of a vehicle
A vehicle heading correcting apparatus comprising a gyro, an integrating unit for integrating output data of the gyro, a global positioning system receiver, an acquisition unit for acquiring...
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5469360 |
Vehicle position detecting apparatus
A correct vehicle position is detected even when the road data to be used in the map match computation includes errors of partial shape. When the matching computing operation of a running locus and...
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5467290 |
Survey system and method
A survey system including a survey instrument operable to receive signals indicating the Easting, Northing and elevation of a surveyed point. The survey instrument transmits data regarding the...
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5467273 |
Large area movement robot
A large area movement robot including a chassis, controllable apparatus for displacement of the chassis, navigation apparatus for controlling the operation of the controllable apparatus, the...
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5454720 |
Method for elimination of ambiguous solutions in a hyperbolic positioning system
A method for providing detection of timing anomalies and eliminating falsely detected positions in a hyperbolic positioning system for a simulated battlefield system. The method selects a large...
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5440491 |
Pseudo GPS signal transmitting system in a base station
The object of this invention is to prevent GPS time monitor errors from effecting the distance-measuring accuracy. To achieve the object, a monitor GPS receiver receives GPS signals from each GPS...
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