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RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing. (box of lights)
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marcus.wolschon |
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RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing. (box of lights) |
Date: |
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:49:13 +0100 |
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On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:27:38 -0700, "Elden Crom"
<address@hidden>
wrote:
> (For a better explaination
>
http://everything2.com/title/How+to+land+a+jet+plane+on+an+aircraft+carrier
> , http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071105145150AAYcwq8)
>
> Therory of Operation (only describing up and down for now,left and right
> will be similar):
> The box of lights shines 3 beams of light. The beams diverge at
~3degrees.
> The too high light is red.
> The too low light is blue.
> The just right light is green.
> X RRRRRRRR
> X RRRRRRRR
> X AC RRRRRRRR
> X GGGGGG RRRRRRRR
> X GGGGGG RRRRRRRR
> X GGGGGG RRRRRRRR
> X BBBBBBBBB GGGGGG RRRRRRRR
> X BBBBBBBBB GGGGGG RRRR[----Box---]
> X BBBBBBBBB GGGGGG[----of----]
> X BBBBBBBBB[--Lights--]
As we have computers and communication anyway...what about
a ground-station detecting the aircraft visually (against the
sky the aircraft is much easier to make out that a light on
the ground) and relay a correction-factor for it's assumed
altitude to the autopilot?
Marcus
- Re: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., (continued)
- RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., Elden Crom, 2009/11/11
- RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., gisela.noci, 2009/11/11
- RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., Elden Crom, 2009/11/12
- Re: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., antoine drouin, 2009/11/12
- Re: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., Chris Gough, 2009/11/12
- RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., gisela.noci, 2009/11/13
- RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., Gareth Roberts, 2009/11/14
- Re: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., Sergey Lukin, 2009/11/17
- RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing. (box of lights),
marcus.wolschon <=
- RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing. (box oflights), Elden Crom, 2009/11/13
- Re: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., Bernard Davison, 2009/11/20
- RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., gisela.noci, 2009/11/20
- Re: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., Electro-Technik, 2009/11/20
- RE: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., gisela.noci, 2009/11/20
- Re: [Paparazzi-devel] distance measurement for landing., Bernard Davison, 2009/11/20