Geoposition determination by starlight refraction measurement
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-007/18
G06T-007/00
G06K-009/00
G06K-009/62
출원번호
US-0321375
(2014-07-01)
등록번호
US-9478034
(2016-10-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Rosenwinkel, Alan M.
출원인 / 주소
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
대리인 / 주소
Howard IP Law Group, P.C.
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A system and method are disclosed for determining geoposition of an observer. The system includes a sensor such as a wide field of view camera or telescope that can capture an image of the sky. The image of the sky is used to compile a table or list of the stars in the sky along with their positions
A system and method are disclosed for determining geoposition of an observer. The system includes a sensor such as a wide field of view camera or telescope that can capture an image of the sky. The image of the sky is used to compile a table or list of the stars in the sky along with their positions. This table or list is pattern-matched with a predetermined list or table of stars to identify each star. In one embodiment, the distances between all stars in the image are computed and compared to star images from an atmospheric refraction model. A comparison of the measured table or list and the refraction model, using an optimization algorithm, is performed to determine the geoposition of the observer. In an alternative embodiment, a sensor capable of measuring two different frequency bands obtains two images of each star in the sky simultaneously. A difference in displacement is determined between the two frequencies for each imaged star; and a magnitude and direction of the difference in displacement is used to determine the geoposition of a body.
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1. A method for determining geoposition, comprising: obtaining at least one image of the sky containing a plurality of stars, wherein respective distances between pairs of stars in the at least one obtained image vary as a function of geoposition, due to a dependence of the refraction of light from
1. A method for determining geoposition, comprising: obtaining at least one image of the sky containing a plurality of stars, wherein respective distances between pairs of stars in the at least one obtained image vary as a function of geoposition, due to a dependence of the refraction of light from said plurality of stars on geoposition;compiling a list or table of the plurality of stars and their positions in the sky from the at least one obtained image, the positions of the plurality of stars in said list being uncorrected for atmospheric refraction;pattern-matching the list or table of said plurality of stars at said uncorrected positions with a predetermined list or table of stars to identify each of the plurality of stars;computing the respective distances between the uncorrected positions of pairs of stars in said plurality of stars from the at least one obtained image;predicting distances between the identified pairs of stars in said plurality of stars as a function of geoposition, based on at least one atmospheric refraction model;comparing, using a processor, the respective distances between said pairs of stars in said plurality of stars computed from the uncorrected positions, to the predicted distances of said pairs of stars in said plurality of stars; anddetermining using the processor, the geoposition of a body based on said comparing step. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining the at least one obtained image of the sky comprises obtaining a single image using a wide-field-of-view camera. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining the at least one image of the sky comprises obtaining multiple images of single stars using a pointed telescope. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of obtaining the at least one image of the sky further comprises obtaining said multiple images at different points in time, and using a gyroscope to track movement of the telescope occurring at said different points in time. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining the geoposition of a body comprises using an optimization algorithm to match the computed distances to the predicted distances derived from the atmospheric refraction model. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the optimization algorithm determines a predicted star refraction pattern that best fits the computed distances between pairs of stars in the obtained image. 7. A system for determining geoposition, comprising: an image acquisition device for receiving light emitted from each of a plurality of stars in the sky;a processor in communication with the image acquisition device, the processor executing instructions for performing the following steps: compiling a list or table of said plurality of stars and their positions in the sky from said received light, said positions of said plurality of stars in said list being uncorrected for atmospheric refraction;pattern-matching the list or table of said plurality of stars at said uncorrected positions with a predetermined list or table of stars to identify each of the plurality of stars;computing respective distances between pairs of stars in said plurality of stars in at least one image obtained by the image acquisition device, based on said uncorrected positions, the respective distances varying as a function of geoposition due to a dependence of the refraction of the received light from the plurality of stars on geoposition;predicting distances between pairs of stars in said plurality of stars as a function of geoposition, based at least on one atmospheric refraction model;comparing the computed respective distances between said pairs of stars in said plurality of stars computed from the uncorrected positions, to the predicted distances of said pairs of stars in said plurality of stars derived from the at least one atmospheric refraction model; anddetermining the geoposition of a body based on said comparing step. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein said image acquisition device is a wide-field-of-view camera, said wide-field-of-view camera configured to obtain a single image of the sky. 9. The system of claim 7, wherein said image acquisition device is a pointed telescope, wherein said pointed telescope is configured to obtain multiple images, each image of said multiple images containing an image of one star. 10. The system of claim 7, wherein said image acquisition device is configured to obtain multiple images at different points in time, and wherein said system further comprises a gyroscope configured to track movement of the image acquisition device occurring at different points in time. 11. The system of claim 7, wherein said processor is further configured to execute instructions for performing an optimization algorithm configured to match a computed distance to said predicted distances derived from said atmospheric refraction model and determining a geoposition of a body based on a value computed by said optimization algorithm. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein said optimization algorithm is configured to determine a predicted refraction pattern that best fits the computed distance between pairs of stars in said plurality of stars.
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