Patent ID: 8874371

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an energy source configured to generate a beam of energy directed at an area on a target for a vehicle, wherein: the target is attached to a gimbal system, the gimbal system is on a first surface of the vehicle, the gimbal system is configured to move the target with respect to a first number of axes, forming a first movement, and the target is a second surface angled in a direction other than parallel to the first surface, a position system configured to identify a first position of the area on the target attached to the gimbal system at which the beam of energy is directed; and a movement system configured to move the vehicle with respect to a second number of axes in a first manner that reduces a first difference between the first position of the area on the target attached to the gimbal system at which the beam of energy is directed and a reference position on the target attached to the gimbal system, forming a second movement, wherein: the first movement is independent and separate from the second movement, and the first number of axes are different from the second number of axes.