WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR STAKEOUT
Granted: March 20, 2014
Application Number:
20140081571
A navigational apparatus includes a visual display, first and second imaging devices, and one or more processors. The first imaging device has an optical axis extending in a first direction and is configured to obtain first image data. The second imaging device has an optical axis extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and is configured to obtain second image data. When the visual display is displaying first image data, the one or more…
LIFTING DEVICE EFFICIENT LOAD DELIVERY, LOAD MONITORING, COLLISION AVOIDANCE, AND LOAD HAZARD AVOIDANCE
Granted: March 20, 2014
Application Number:
20140081538
A lifting device sensor unit comprising a housing, a load monitor, and a wireless transceiver. The housing is configured to removably couple about a load line of a lifting device. The load monitor is coupled with the housing and configured for monitoring a load coupled with the load line, including monitoring a load position and a load orientation of the load. The wireless is transceiver coupled with the housing and configured for wirelessly providing information including the load…
Agricultural autopilot steering compensation
Granted: March 13, 2014
Application Number:
20140074340
Agricultural autopilot steering compensation provides improved steering control when steerable wheels lose traction and/or in tight turns.
Ambiguity Windowing in Communications Among Global Navigation System Satellite Receivers
Granted: March 6, 2014
Application Number:
20140062776
A method of communicating corrections for information related to satellite signals among global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers is described. The method includes at a first GNSS device determining a component of position of a satellite. The component is then divided by a first value to thereby obtain an integer value and a remainder value, and the only the remainder value is transmitted from the first GNSS device to the second GNSS device. Knowing the first value, the second…
USING GRAVITY MEASUREMENTS WITHIN A PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ADJUSTMENT
Granted: February 13, 2014
Application Number:
20140044341
A method for determining a location of a target includes, at a first location, determining first location coordinates of a measuring device using one or more GNSS signals, determining a first gravitational direction, and capturing a first image using the camera. The method also includes, at a second location, determining second location coordinates of the measuring device, and capturing a second image. The method further includes determining a plurality of correspondence points between…
Methods and Apparatus for Performing Angular Measurements
Granted: February 6, 2014
Application Number:
20140036066
A method of determining an azimuth and elevation of a point in an image is provided. The method comprises positioning an imaging device at a first position and acquiring a first image. The method also comprises rotating the imaging device and acquiring a second image at the first position. The first image includes the point, and a portion of the first image overlaps a portion of the second image. The method also includes determining correspondences between features in overlapping…
ENTITY TRACKING
Granted: February 6, 2014
Application Number:
20140035726
A method for tracking an entity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of messages conveying an identification of an entity are received using a wireless identification component. A geographic location of the wireless identification component is determined by a position determining component wherein the geographic location describes a respective geographic location of the wireless identification component when each of the plurality of messages is received. A geographic position of…
GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE ANTENNA SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Granted: January 30, 2014
Application Number:
20140028497
A method for reducing multipath when determining a location of a stationary or near stationary position, includes receiving a signal from an antenna moving continuously with respect to the stationary or near stationary position, the signal including a multipath component, processing the received signal including the multipath component, wherein multipath error in the received signal is reduced during the processing and determining a location of the stationary or near stationary position…
GNSS Signal Processing with Ionospheric Bridging for Reconvergence
Granted: January 16, 2014
Application Number:
20140015712
Methods and apparatus provide for positioning of a rover antenna from GNSS data derived from multi-frequency signals and correction data derived from a network of reference stations. Rover antenna position and multi-frequency ambiguities are estimated at each epoch. An ionospheric filter models variation in ionospheric bias per satellite. A set of ionospheric carrier-phase ambiguities is estimated at least when the multi-frequency ambiguities have attained a predetermined precision. The…
Overvoltage protection circuit with self biased latch
Granted: January 2, 2014
Application Number:
20140002941
An overvoltage protection circuit is based on replacing the bias resistor in a conventional overvoltage protection circuit with a self-biased latch. The new circuit automatically survives both overvoltage and overcurrent events.
GNSS Signal Processing with Known Position for Reconvergence
Granted: January 2, 2014
Application Number:
20140002300
Methods and apparatus provide for positioning of a rover antenna from GNSS data derived from multi-frequency signals and correction data derived from a network of reference stations. At each of a plurality of epochs, the GNSS data and correction data are used to estimate values defining a rover antenna position and a set of multi-frequency ambiguities. An ionospheric-free carrier-phase ambiguity per satellite is estimated based on a known rover antenna position. The estimated…
COMBINED CYCLE SLIP INDICATORS FOR REGIONALLY AUGMENTED GNSS
Granted: January 2, 2014
Application Number:
20140002299
Methods and apparatus for determining a precise position of a rover located within a region are presented using rover observations comprising code observations and carrier-phase observations of GNSS signals on at least two carrier frequencies over multiple epochs. Correction data is received for each of the epochs at least one code bias per satellite. Synthetic reference data is generated for each of the epochs from the correction data for a synthetic station location. A determination is…
LANE CHANGE MONITORING
Granted: December 26, 2013
Application Number:
20130345895
A method for detecting a lane change by a moving vehicle is disclosed. In one embodiment, it is detected that a first heading of a moving vehicle has met a parameter defining a stable heading. It is then detected that a second heading of the moving vehicle has subsequently met a parameter defining an unstable heading. It is then detected that a third heading of the moving vehicle has subsequently met a parameter defining a stable heading within a pre-determined time parameter and that…
GNSS Signal Processing with Delta Phase for Incorrect Starting Position
Granted: December 19, 2013
Application Number:
20130335266
Methods and apparatus for processing of GNSS signals are presented. These include GNSS processing with predicted precise clocks, GNSS processing with mixed-quality data, GNSS processing with time-sequence maintenance, GNSS processing with reduction of position jumps in low-latency solutions, GNSS processing with position blending to bridge reference station changes, and GNSS processing with delta-phase correction for incorrect starting position.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURVEYING USING RFID DEVICES
Granted: November 28, 2013
Application Number:
20130313315
A method of surveying may include determining a location of a surveying tool, determining a location of a position of interest, detecting an RFID tag associated with the position of interest, and decoding information stored in the RFID tag. The information stored in the RFID tag may include a reference to information stored remote from the RFID tag.
OBJECT RECOGNITION AND LOCALIZATION SERVICE USING RFID
Granted: November 21, 2013
Application Number:
20130311519
A method of creating and managing a database of meta_data sets for a plurality of objects is provided. The meta-data set is configured to characterize an object. The meta_data set for a “j”-object is selected from the group consisting of: a first item; a second item; an “i”-th item; and ID-j tag; wherein “i” and “j” being integers. The method comprises: (A) identifying a meta_data set for at least one object; (B) collecting a meta_data set for at least one object; (C)…
Agricultural Rate Management
Granted: November 21, 2013
Application Number:
20130311050
Agricultural rate adjustments performed by autopilots or farm information displays help eliminate guesswork and improve farm efficiency.
SURVEYING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LASER BEAM
Granted: November 21, 2013
Application Number:
20130308141
The present disclosure relates to a surveying system including a surveying instrument and method for detecting light of fan shaped laser beam. The surveying instrument includes a detector for detecting light of the fan shaped laser beam rotating around a propagation axis with a direction of rotation and having two detector elements arranged in a known spatial relation for outputting a detection signal when irradiated. A position determining unit is used to obtain a first set of detection…
Path planning autopilot
Granted: November 14, 2013
Application Number:
20130304300
A path planning autopilot guides vehicles efficiently even when they are far from a desired path.
Agricultural Autopilot Path Adjustment
Granted: October 31, 2013
Application Number:
20130289833
Predictive tractor path adjustments improve implement tracking performance by enabling agricultural autopilots to anticipate the effect of curves, slopes, changing soil conditions and other influences.
