US-20260126291-A1 - SPATIAL ORIENTATION INDICATION DEVICE

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Abstract

The present disclosure related to a spatial orientation indication device (SOID) ( 100 ) for an object. The device ( 100 ) comprises an internal inputs module ( 106 ), an external inputs module ( 107 ) and a thrust inputs module ( 108 ). The device further includes an internal inputs processing unit ( 101 ), an external inputs processing unit ( 102 ) and a thrust inputs processing unit ( 103 ). A combined inputs processing unit ( 104 ) disclosed and associated with the internal inputs processing unit ( 101 ), the external inputs processing unit ( 107 ) and the thrust inputs processing unit ( 103 ) is configured to receive and process inputs related to the displacement parameters, the ambient parameters and the thrust and compare with a pre-defined spatial orientation data associated with each combination of displacement parameters, ambient parameters and thrust parameters a digital display ( 105 ) configured to display spatial orientation of the object based on the comparison by the combined inputs processing unit ( 104 ).

Inventors

Tilak SRINIVASAN

Assignees

Tilak SRINIVASAN

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20231020
Priority Date: 20221020

Claims (12)

1 . A spatial orientation indication device (SOID) for an object, the device comprising: an internal inputs module configured to measure one or more displacement parameters including linear displacement and angular displacement of a control surface of the object; an external inputs module configured to measure one or more ambient parameters including air density, air temperature and air speed of surroundings of the object; a thrust inputs module configured to measure one or more thrust parameters including quantum of thrust and direction of thrust of the object; an internal inputs processing unit associated with the internal inputs module, the internal inputs processing unit is configured to process the permutations and/or combinations of the one or more displacement parameters of the control surface of the object; an external inputs processing unit associated with the external inputs module, the external inputs processing unit is configured to process the permutations and/or combinations of the one or more ambient parameters of the surroundings of object from the external inputs module; a thrust inputs processing unit associated with the thrust inputs module, the thrust inputs processing unit is configured to process the permutations and/or combinations of the one or more thrust parameters of the object from the thrust inputs module; a combined inputs processing unit configured to receive and process the permutations and/or combinations of inputs related to the displacement parameters, the ambient parameters and the thrust parameters from one each of the internal inputs processing unit, the external inputs processing unit, and the thrust inputs processing unit and compare with a pre-defined spatial orientation data associated with each permutation and/or combination of displacement parameters, ambient parameters and thrust parameters; and at least one digital display configured to display spatial orientation of the object based on the comparison by the combined inputs processing unit.
2 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the internal inputs module is configured to receive displacement parameters from a plurality of control surfaces of the object.
3 . The device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the control surface comprises a primary control surface, a secondary control surface and an auxiliary control surface.
4 . The device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the internal inputs module receives data from a plurality of position sensors located on at least one of the primary control surface, the secondary control surface and the auxiliary control surface of the object.
5 . The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the plurality of position sensors includes linear displacement sensor and angular displacement sensor to measure linear displacement of the control surfaces and angular displacement of the control surfaces respectively.
6 . The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the plurality of position sensors are placed on mechanical links between the control surface and flight controls in the cockpit of the object.
7 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the external inputs module includes a plurality of air density sensors, air temperature sensors and air speed measuring sensors to measure air density, air temperature and air speed outside the object respectively.
8 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the thrust inputs module is configured to receive data regarding quantum of thrust and direction of thrust from a plurality of voltage sensors, current sensors and electromechanical sensors located in the communicative coupling between a cockpit and engine of the object.
9 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the object is an aerial vehicle.
10 . The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a reference point of the plurality of position sensors is set to zero, when the object is in a static grounded configuration.
11 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein direction of thrust is supplied to the thrust inputs module during thrust vectoring.
12 . The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pre-defined spatial orientation data corresponds to flight simulation data carried on the object using a standard combination of displacement parameters, ambient parameters and thrust parameters.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD Present disclosure generally relates to the field of measuring and processing devices. Particularly, but not exclusively, the present disclosure relates to a device for determination of spatial orientation of objects which are air bound. BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Inertial measurements of an object are important in achieving stabilization of the object which is subjected to motion. Conventionally, an array of stabilization systems is used in order to provide stability to a moving object. With advancements in technology, devices such as but not limiting to gyroscopes, gimbal etc., are used in applications such as but not limiting to vehicles, ships, submarines, aircraft and the like to determine the pitch, roll and yaw axes. This plays a role in orienting and positioning the vehicle/aircraft and also aids in maneuverability. A gyroscope works on the principle of angular momentum which basically is the amount of rotation that an object may have, taking into account of mass and shape of the object. In simple words it is the vector quantity that represents the product of a body's rotational inertia and rotational velocity about a particular axis. Gyroscopes are of different types based on the different operating principles on which they adapt to. Generally, gyroscopes such as the electronic, microchip-packaged MEMS gyroscope devices, solid-state ring lasers, fibre optic gyroscopes, and the extremely sensitive quantum gyroscope are known in the art. Their applications range from a variety of devices such as electronic gadgets to vehicles such as cars, ships and aircrafts. However, one of the major disadvantages of the gyroscope is its pan and tilt rotation speed. When the gyroscope is subjected to tilt and pan above the prescribed limit, the gyro fails to determine the orientation, this is seen in many of the electronic gadgets. However, not all gyroscopes and gimbals employed in electronic devices and vehicles have aforesaid disadvantages and ones without these flaws are expensive to manufacture. Secondly, the gyroscopes and gimbals have complex result obtaining techniques, and as already mentioned are very expensive to manufacture which is undesired. The present disclosure is directed to overcome one or more limitations stated above. The information disclosed in this background of the disclosure section is only for enhancement of understanding of the general background of the invention and should not be taken as an acknowledgment or any form of suggestion that this information forms the prior art already known to a person skilled in the art. SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE One or more shortcomings of the conventional systems are overcome, and additional advantages are provided through the present disclosure. Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered a part of the claimed disclosure. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a spatial orientation indication device (SOID) for an object is disclosed. The device comprises an internal inputs module configured to measure one or more displacement parameters of the control surface of the object. The device includes an external inputs module configured to measure one or more ambient parameters surrounding the object. The device also includes a thrust inputs module configured to measure one or more thrust parameters of the object. Further, an internal inputs processing unit associated with the internal inputs module is disclosed. The internal inputs processing unit is configured to process the one or more displacement parameters from the internal inputs module. An external inputs module associated with the external inputs module is disclosed. The external inputs processing unit is configured to process the one or more ambient parameters of the surroundings of the object from the external inputs module. Furthermore, a thrust inputs processing unit associated with the thrust inputs module is disclosed. The thrust inputs processing unit is configured to receive the one or more thrust parameters of the object from the thrust inputs module. Further, a combined inputs processing unit associated with the internal inputs processing unit, the external inputs processing unit and the thrust inputs processing unit is disclosed. The combined inputs processing unit is configured to receive and process inputs related to the displacement parameters, the ambient parameters and the thrust parameters from one each of the internal inputs module, the external inputs module, and the thrust inputs processing unit respectively and compare with a pre-defined spatial orientation data associated with each combination of displacement parameters, ambient parameters and thrust parameters. Additionally, at least one digital display is disclosed and configured to display spatial orientation of the object based on the comparison by the c