NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR A SELF-GUIDED AERIAL VEHICLE UTILIZING MULTIPLE OPTICAL SENSORS

摘要

Disclosed is a Global Positioning System ("GPS") independent navigation system ("GINS") (100) for a self-guided aerial vehicle ("SAV") (200, 500, 600, 700, 800). The SAV has a housing (202), where the housing has an outer surface (204), a length (206), a front end (208), and a longitudinal axis (210) along the length of the housing. The GINS includes a first optical sensor (102), a second optical sensor (104), a storage unit (106), and a comparator (110).