Artificial horizon device and method
CA 2602495 C · Owner: Nav-Track, Inc. · Inventors: Smid, Edzko G.; Cheok, Ka C.
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The present invention includes an artificial horizon device including a sensor unit with a movable platform, at least one actuator linked to the platform and one or more sensors located on the platform for sensing the position orientation of the platform relative to an external mass or the motion of the platform. The horizon device also includes a processing unit signally connected to the sensors and the at least one actuator. The processing unit is adapted to receive signals from the sensors and send signals to the actuators to move the platform to a horizontal orientation. The horizon device also includes either a display unit comprising an indicator of a horizon line which …
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- Filed April 29, 2005 and granted July 15, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 29, 2025.
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