Method of compensating for installation orientation of an attitude determining device onboard a craft

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5841018
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08785553

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In accordance with the disclosed method, an attitude determining device which is installed onboard a mobile craft, like an aircraft, for example, at an unknown orientation with respect to the reference coordinate system of the craft senses its installation orientation with respect to an earth frame coordinate system when the craft is at rest to obtain a static orientation measurement thereof. Thereafter, an attitude of the mobile craft with respect to the earth frame is measured with the attitude determining device and such measurement is compensated with the static orientation measurement to obtain attitude information of the craft's reference coordinate system with respect to the earth frame coordinate system. The installation orientation of the attitude determining device may be sensed while the craft is at rest in either a leveled or unleveled condition.

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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS AVIONICS SYSTEMS INC5353 - 52ND STREET S E GRAND RAPIDS MI 49512-9704

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Devarasetty, Krishna Kentwood, MI 2 45
Watson, Gary Stewart Ada, MI 1 5

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