Claims
- 1. A ground control remote cockpit system for remotely controlling operations of an orbitable spacecraft comprising:
- a cockpit system situated at a location remote from said spacecraft, said cockpit further including;
- (a) a guidance, navigation and control computer for said spacecraft, located in said cockpit remote from said spacecraft;
- (b) a spacecraft variables display system located in said remote cockpit, including a visual display for displaying signals down-linked through said computer from television camera means and motion sensor means onboard said spacecraft; and
- (c) control means adapted to be manually operated by a human pilot in said remote cockpit in response to displays on said display system, said control means including means to generate pilot input signals through said computer which provide control of attitude and velocity of said spacecraft, said pilot input signals up-linked to said spacecraft to control sad spacecraft during operations of said spacecraft.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in part of my pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/152,459, filed Nov. 12, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,511,798.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
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102e Date |
371c Date |
PCT/US94/13052 |
11/14/1994 |
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4/21/1995 |
4/21/1995 |
Publishing Document |
Publishing Date |
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WO95/14611 |
6/11/1995 |
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US Referenced Citations (15)
Continuation in Parts (1)
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152459 |
Nov 1993 |
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