Patent ID: 6069654
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: F41G,G01C,H04N

Abstract:
A method for far-field determination of store position and attitude for separation and ballistics, said method comprising the steps of:providing at least a first camera on an aircraft for recording the relative position of the store versus time after said store has been released from said aircraft as it descends with respect to the aircraft;releasing the store during flight of the aircraft;recording on a first recording medium photogrammetric data indicative of the store position versus time using said at least first camera;determining the store position versus time relative to the aircraft based on said photogrammetric data;recording on a second recording medium data indicative of the true aircraft position versus time while simultaneously recording data indicative of the store position versus time;determining the true aircraft position versus time; andprocessing said data indicative of the true aircraft position versus time and said data indicative of the store position versus time to obtain a correlation of the flight of the store with respect to the flight of said aircraft during a specified time interval.