US 7,321,812 B2
Method of terrain following
Gadi Silberman, Shimishit (Israel); and Nitsan Sharav-Schapiro, Kefar Veradim (Israel)
Assigned to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., Haifa (Israel)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/35,728.
Claims priority of application No. 159893 (IL), filed on Jan. 15, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0270224 A1, Dec. 08, 2005
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 701—3  [701/200; 342/65] 59 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of designing a terrain-following flight profile for an air vehicle, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a terrain profile; and
(b) transforming said terrain profile into the terrain-following flight profile in accordance with at least one performance parameter of the air vehicle;
wherein a value of each said at least one performance parameter varies as the air vehicle flies along a flight path corresponding to the flight profile.