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Horizon sensor system
Assignee: Barnes Engineering Co
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Filing: 1962-01-02
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Granted: 1964-01-21
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Expires: 1982-01-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W Asheimer
- 👤 Thomas F Mchenry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:37
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S3/00; G01S3/78; G01S3/782; G01S3/789; G01S3/785; G01S3/786; G01S3/7868
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A HORIZON SENSOR FOR SPACE VEHICLE USE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, (A) AT LEAST TWO HORIZON SENSORS SCANNING WITH RESPECT TO A SINGLE VEHICLE ATTITUDE AXIS, SAID HORIZON SENSORS INCLUDING ELECTRONIC PROCESSING CIRCUITS PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN A PREDETERMINED ATTITUDE, (B) A CORRECTING CIRCUIT INPUT OF RELATIVELY HIGH IMPEDANCE AS COMPARED TO THE OUTPUT IMPEDANCES OF THE HORIZON SENSOR PROCESSING CIRCUITS, (C) ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INPUTS AND A SINGLE OUTPUT, SAID OUTPUT RESPONDING TO ELECTRONIC SIGNALS IN THE INPUT HAVING MAXIMUM SIGNAL AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE OUTPUT OF THE HORIZON SENSORS TO THE INPUTS OF THE CIRCUITRY AND THE OUTPUT OF THE CIRCUITRY TO THE CORRECTING CIRCUIT INPUT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A HORIZON SENSOR FOR SPACE VEHICLE USE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, (A) AT LEAST TWO HORIZON SENSORS SCANNING WITH RESPECT TO A SINGLE VEHICLE ATTITUDE AXIS, SAID HORIZON SENSORS INCLUDING ELECTRONIC PROCESSING CIRCUITS PRODUCING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN A PREDETERMINED ATTITUDE, (B) A CORRECTING CIRCUIT INPUT OF RELATIVELY HIGH IMPEDANCE AS COMPARED TO THE OUTPUT IMPEDANCES OF THE HORIZON SENSOR PROCESSING CIRCUITS, (C) ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INPUTS AND A SINGLE OUTPUT, SAID OUTPUT RESPONDING TO ELECTRONIC SIGNALS IN THE INPUT HAVING MAXIMUM SIGNAL AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE OUTPUT OF THE HORIZON SENSORS TO THE INPUTS OF THE CIRCUITRY AND THE OUTPUT OF THE CIRCUITRY TO THE CORRECTING CIRCUIT INPUT.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3020406A
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