Patents Assigned to Denning Mobil Robotics, Inc.
  • Beacon proximity detection system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 4710020
    Abstract: A proximity detection system for determining the distance between a vehicle and a navigation beacon by resolving the altitude angle between the beacon and the vehicle and determining the distance between them. The system then defines an optimum distance between the beacon and the vehicle and compares the determined distance and the optimum distance to establish any difference between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Denning Mobil Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Maddox, Mark B. Kadonoff, Alan D. Berger, Amy L. Taivalkoski, Robert W. George, II, Faycal E. Benayad-Cherif