Optical tracking system for refueling

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7681839
APP PUB NO 20060226293A1
SERIAL NO

11249262

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An aerial refueling system including a refueling drogue assembly including a refueling drogue and a refueling hose in captive relation with the refueling drogue and a drogue positioning system. The drogue positioning system including a radiation emitter, a radiation receiver and a signal processor. Then the radiation emitter is adapted to direct radiation to a positioning area a defined distance from the radiation emitter, the radiation carrying a modulated location signal containing information corresponding to positions within the positioning area. The radiation receiver is adapted to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation carrying the modulated signal and output a signal to the signal processor indicative of the modulation of the location signal of the received radiation. And the signal processor is adapted to process the outputted signal and identify a position within the positioning area indicative of the location in the positioning area of the received radiation.

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SMITHS AEROSPACE LLC3290 PATTERSON AVENUE SE GRAND RAPIDS MI 49512-1991

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mickley, Joseph G Kentwood, US 6 238
Pavlich, Jane C Ann Arbor, US 4 53
Saggio,, III Frank Grand Rapids, US 14 197
Stitt, Raymond Michael Ada, US 54 609
Wassick, Gregory J Petersburg, US 4 53

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