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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7248219 | Correlation of flight track data with other data sources A method of triangulating aircraft transponder signals using a number of receivers connected to a central station over communication links includes applying at least one logic rule at each receiver to incoming transponder signals to filter redundant transponder sign... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7147472 | Laser aim scoring system A system, called the Laser Aim Scoring System, and method for automatically scoring gunner training sessions for simulated laser-guided missile, target engagements using the laser designator without the need for training or tactical rounds are disclosed. In the disc... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132982 | Method and apparatus for accurate aircraft and vehicle tracking A direct multilateration target tracking system is provided with the TOA time stamp as an input. A technique of tracking targets with varying receiver combinations is provided. Methods of correlating and combining Mode A, Mode C, and Mode S messages to enhance targe... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126534 | Minimum safe altitude warning A ground-based CFIT warning system provides pilots with CFIT alerts. The system is based upon a ground-based tracking system, which provides surveillance of aircraft, such as the AirScene™ multilateration system manufactured by Rannoch Corporation of Alexandria, V... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123192 | Correlation of flight track data with other data sources The surveillance system provides a means to augment Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) with “look alike ADS-B” or “pseudo ADS-B” surveillance transmissions for aircraft which may not be ADS-B equipped. The system uses ground based surveillanc... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121464 | Automated projectile delivery system A system for precisely timing the firing of two or more weapons in order to create a desired arrival timing of two or more projectiles on a target. Global Positioning System (“GPS”) transceivers are used to determine the position of each weapon and report that p... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6821206 | Game machine, game route selection method, and information storage medium There are disclosed a game machine, game route selection method and information storage medium that in case where a plurality of performance positions in a three-dimensional space where a game performance corresponding to a player's operation instruction is performe... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6614510 | Multi-function optical system An optical system is formed of a plurality of optical sources and components of different laser-based equipment systems. The sources and/or components may be combined and/or eliminated to reduce complexity, cost and/or overall weight of the system by cons... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6582308 | Image processing device and character aspect design device The present invention relates to an image processing device which allows character aspects to be changed continuously. The present device is capable of displaying a cursor point and a character in standard aspect on a screen, and by transforming and displ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6561809 | Virtual battlefield simulator system and method A computer controlled virtual battlefield simulator system that calculates virtual strikes on a playing field, such as a paintball playing field, that can eliminate players of the game by informing them via wireless communications that they have been elim... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6386879 | Precision gunnery simulator system and method A turret mounted gun on a shooter tank with a laser scanner transmitter in its barrel emits a laser beam upon a trigger pull. The laser beam is directed toward a target tank based upon a shooter's ranging and tracking using a standard fire control compute... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6217446 | Game device and picture processing device A device for proceeding a game in correspondence with the game scores. The game device (10) enables game play by moving a viewpoint arranged inside a three-dimensional virtual space, and comprises a storing unit (102) for storing a plurality of movement c... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6069654 | System and method for far-field determination of store position and attitude for separation and ballistics This invention relates to a system and method for far-field determination of store position and attitude for separation and ballistics. The aircraft is outfitted with two photogrammetric video cameras. The store is dropped from the aircraft and the camera... | 05/30/2000 |
| 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 number of transmitters for calculation of position of an obje... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5228854 | Combat training system and method A combat training system which includes individual navigation, communications and processing pods on each aircraft or combat platform. The pods use signals from GPS satellites to determine the position of the respective aircraft. Ordnance launch informati... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4976619 | Passive location method A method for pinpointing the actual coordinate location of a passive location device for a simulated battlefield condition is described. A plurality of actuators transmit to a passive location device which includes the method for determining its coordinat... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4597741 | Apparatus for simulation of a field of view In a method for simulation of a field of view for battle training individual images of a terrain, targets, trajectories of projectiles and sights which are digitally stored in memories (10-16), after combining and digital/video conversion in an image synt... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4464115 | Pulsed laser range finder training or test device A training or test device is provided operable to allow actual firing of a pulsed laser range finder in safe conditions for training or test purposes. This device, having a reflected laser beam radiation receiver and an associated range distance indicator... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4161070 | Laser rangefinder trainer A system for facilitating the training of a trainee to operate a target refinder. The system includes a slide (or film) projector for projecting a battlefield scene including one or more targets onto a viewing screen. The slide includes data annotated th... | 07/17/1979 |
| 3965582 | Gunnery practice method and apparatus An ordnance piece is aimed at a terrain and the trajectory followed by an imaginary projectile from the ordnance piece is calculated. A range finder is sighted through a succession of points along the trajectory onto the terrain. Simultaneously the distan... | 06/29/1976 |
