Local Kalman filter receives precision transfer alignment messages and reset transfer alignment messages from a master navigation system.
A computerized method uses an electro-optic camera to detect navigation errors, correcting miss-distance calculations that suffer from GNSS inaccuracies.
A corrective optical element provides circular curvature to an optical wavefront passing through a non-spherical surveillance dome base.
A precision guidance munition assembly processes position estimates to generate updated steering commands for ballistic projectiles.
Segmenting guidance functions between ground sensors and lightweight missiles reduces weapon weight while maintaining multi-target tracking reliability.
Separating transmit and receive paths minimizes power consumption by avoiding fiber coupling losses in compact seekers.
Rotating prediction errors in course and velocity directions reduces tracking delays while maintaining small measurement errors during target maneuvers.
A projectile control method aligns the attack direction with target coordinates using terrestrial magnetic field sensing.
A MEMS micro-mirror array steers a laser beam across a field of regard to provide active illumination and detection within a compact optical sensor.
Variable-pitch control surfaces on a collar steer a spinning projectile via aerodynamic lift, avoiding mechanical braking heat and pyrotechnic explosion risks.