US 12,000,922 B2
Determination of cardinal direction
Josef Steinmetz, Givat Shmuel (IL)
Assigned to ELTA SYSTEMS LTD., Ashdod (IL)
Filed by Elta Systems Ltd., Ashdod (IL)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/342,273.
Claims priority of application No. 275234 (IL), filed on Jun. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0382161 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. G01S 13/42 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 13/88 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 13/42 (2013.01) [G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G01S 13/88 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system including a processor and memory circuitry configured to:
obtain a position Paerial of an aerial vehicle upon its detection at a reference axis of a sensor, or upon its detection at a predetermined or calculated angle of the reference axis of the sensor, and
determine, based at least on Paerial and a position Psensor of the sensor, a cardinal direction with respect to the reference axis of the sensor.