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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7133776 | Attitude alignment of a slave inertial measurement system A method for attitude alignment of a slave inertial measurement system connected to a rotationally mobile platform supported by a vehicle that is stationary relative to a reference navigation frame comprises the steps of mounting a master reference inertial measurem... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6612490 | Extended card file system An Extended SmartCard file system is proposed which resides in one flat file within the ISO file system of a SmartCard. A second file containing user information like size of the file system, owner information, and key fields is used to configure the file... | 09/02/2003 |
| 5481957 | Aiming and pointing system for ground based weapons equipment Azimuth and elevation information relating to ground based weapons equipment is inputted to a north finding system. The system determines angular azimuth and elevation errors and transmits signals to a display arrangement for indicating the direction to r... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5280744 | Method for aiming towed field artillery pieces Each towed field artillery piece in a battery of field artillery pieces uses a heading reference system having a "slave" azimuth gyro, pitch and roll angle sensors and a readout display for correcting azimuth and elevation during a fire mission. A master ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 4924749 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing high-dynamics devices A method and apparatus for stabilizing relatively high-dynamics devices (e.g. a sight) mounted on a low-dynamics support such as a tank. Movement of the low-dynamics support is determined by means of an inertial central sensor block that may comprise a st... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4777352 | Microcontroller operated optical apparatus for surveying rangefinding and trajectory compensating functions A microcontroller operated optical device for determining the distance to objects of known or estimable size which is programmed to control a movable indicator relative to a stationary indicator for spanning a dimension of an image of an object. The dista... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4698489 | Aircraft automatic boresight correction A boresight correction system is disclosed that determines the existing error between an aircraft gunsight and its gun systems while prescribed aircraft maneuvers are performed and which automatically corrects the gunsight system to compensate for this er... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4632012 | Fire control system for moving weapon carriers A fire control system for a mobile weapon carrier incorporates a strapdown sensor block that includes inertial sensors. The digital outputs of the sensor block are utilized for weapon and sight stabilization, fire control and navigation with the aid of a ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4531052 | Microcomputer-controlled optical apparatus for surveying, rangefinding and trajectory-compensating functions A microcomputer controlled optical device for determining the distance to objects of known or estimable size which is programmed to control a plurality of associated electronic indicator elements the images of which are optically superimposed upon the ima... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4172409 | Fire control system for vehicle-mounted weapon In a fire control system for a weapon installed on a vehicle and including a stabilized sighting mechanism and a stabilized weapon, a range finder coupled to the sighting mechanism, and a fire control computer for calculating the lead and elevation angles... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4004729 | Automated fire control apparatus Improved automated fire control apparatus includes servomotor positioned weapon(s), range-determining radar, optical sight and controller, and a data processor. Multiple, improved feedback network organizations are provided to control the optical sighting... | 01/25/1977 |
