Patent ID: 8260478
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: B64G,F42B,G05D

Abstract:
1. A rotating vehicle spin rate tracking system, comprising: a guidance system suitable for adjusting a flight path of a vehicle; and a signal reception system configured for receiving signal information from a plurality of navigation signals, the signal reception system including an antenna and a receiver, the receiver configured to determine positional information of the vehicle and track a substantially harmonic pattern produced amongst said plurality of navigation signals, the receiver determining a spin rate of the vehicle based upon the substantially harmonic pattern produced amongst said plurality of navigation signals by periodically measuring the plurality of navigational signals according to a particular timing scheme and deriving a rotation of the vehicle according to the particular timing scheme to determine the spin rate of the vehicle, wherein said guidance system is coupled to said signal reception system and is configured to adjust the flight path of the vehicle based upon the spin rate of the vehicle and the position information of the vehicle, the guidance system configured to adjust a portion of the vehicle to adjust the flight path of the vehicle based upon the spin rate and positional information of the vehicle.