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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428450 | Method and system for using a database and GPS position data to generate bearing data A method and system for providing a bearing from a vehicle to a transmitting station are described. The method includes accessing a database to obtain transmitter position information for the transmitter, obtaining vehicle position information based on a GPS signal,... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7373242 | Navigation apparatus and navigation method with image recognition A navigation apparatus with image recognition, includes: an imaging section for obtaining a stereo image of a target spot; an inertial information detecting section for measuring an attitude angle of a body and an acceleration of the body; an image process calculati... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7231294 | Navigating a UAV Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for navigating a UAV. Such embodiments include receiving in a remote control device a user's selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation. The pixel has a location on the G... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7130741 | Navigating a UAV with a remote control device Navigating a UAV, including receiving in a remote control device a user's selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI; mapping the pixel's location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107148 | Navigating a UAV with on-board navigation algorithms with flight depiction Navigating a UAV including receiving in a remote control device a user's selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, mapping the pixel's location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint, transmitting the coordinates of the way... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7068187 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for unstabilized approach alerting A method, apparatus and computer program product for assisting the pilot of an aircraft in making a go-around decision. Various aircraft parameters are monitored during the approach to land and a risk level assessed. When the risk level exceeds a specified threshold... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7039367 | Communications using unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned micro-aerial vehicles A communications system and method utilizes an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) capable of collecting data about an environment in which the USV resides. At least one micro-aerial vehicle (MAV), equipped for unmanned flight after a launch thereof, is mounted on the US... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6636786 | Aircraft energy systems management method An energy systems management method includes steps of providing a hierarchically arranged, interrelated set of synoptic displays interfaced to an energy system for receiving information from and providing command inputs to the energy system. One synoptic ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6577931 | Delta height bias and terrain floor generators for a ground proximity warning system A terrain avoidance system, method and computer program product for reducing nuisance alarms. The system includes a geometric altitude component, first and second vertical safety margin generators, and an alert component.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6450445 | Stabilizing control apparatus for robtic or remotely controlled flying platform A robotic or remotely controlled flying platform (10) with reduced drag stabilizing control apparatus constructed having an air duct (12) with an air intake (14) on the top and an exhaust (16) at the bottom, containing supported therein a clockwise rotati... | 09/17/2002 |
| 5957412 | Method and device for vertical guidance of an aircraft The present invention relates to a method and a device for guiding an aircraft (A) according to a prescribed vertical flight path (T). According to the invention: the vertical distance he between said aircraft (A) and said flight path (T) is determined; the di... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5826834 | Self adaptive limiter for automatic control of approach and landing A self adaptive limiter for use in aircraft control systems during approach and landing is disclosed. Estimated flight path angle is continuously computed during the glidepath tracking phase until a predetermined lock altitude above ground when a nominal ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5716032 | Unmanned aerial vehicle automatic landing system An automatic landing system for guiding an unmanned aerial vehicle along a predetermined path to a predetermined point on the ground. The system includes an image processing means resident in the motion compensation processor that computes aerial vehicle ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5590853 | Aircraft control system An aircraft control system for computing a yaw compensated angle of attack is disclosed. The system includes an angle of attack sensor for generating a signal which represents an aircraft's angle of attack as determined by an angle of attack vane and a tr... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5377937 | Aircraft flare control system utilizing an envelope limiter An aircraft autoland flare control system which augments the autopilot's aircraft flare control commands in the event the aircraft exceeds defined flare envelopes, monitors aircraft longitudinal position, altitude, altitude rate, lateral position and late... | 01/03/1995 |
| 4488233 | Path indicating apparatus of moving vehicle A path indicating apparatus for indicating a path so that a moving vehicle movable in the horizontal and vertical directions, such as an aircraft, may move along such a predetermined path. The predetermined path is defined as an intersecting line of two s... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4345310 | Aircraft flight control process and device The present invention deals with a flight control process and device for an aircraft approach and landing. More in particular, the invention in use simulates ILS by using an infrared radiation source at the desired landing site. The invention comprises th... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4040005 | Composite situation analyzer and instrument flight system Flight path angle is displayed relative to the aircraft reference indicator in a unique display and aircraft control system particularly useful during approach operations. Flight path angle is computed as a function of vertical velocity of the aircraft an... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4004758 | Method and apparatus for providing decelerated aircraft approach Method and apparatus for providing a helicopter with a decelerated approach owards a landing site. An MLS system provides the aircraft with azimuth, elevation, range and range rate information. The aircraft flies towards the approach path and once it is ac... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3964053 | Aircraft guiding system 1. A system adapted to guide an aircraft along a path defined by frequency modulated signals of a transmitted conical scan pattern, comprising a receiver carried by said aircraft to receive said signals, means to detect from said signals and the amplitude... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3936796 | Aircraft ground proximity warning instrument An aircraft instrument for warning the pilot that the aircraft is in an unsafe condition in proximity to the ground. The instrument has inputs representing aircraft configuration, flight condition with respect to the ground, and glide slope. Detector circ... | 02/03/1976 |
