Patents by Inventor Alan D. Reth

Alan D. Reth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for spacecraft gyroscope scale factor calibration
    Patent number: 11325726
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating gyro scale factor during normal spacecraft operations, using small attitude motions that are compliant with mission pointing accuracy and stability requirements and a signal processing method that specifically detects the intentionally induced motions. This process increases operational availability by avoiding the need to take the spacecraft offline for large calibration maneuvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Alan D Reth
  • Method and Apparatus for Spacecraft Gyroscope Scale Factor Calibration
    Publication number: 20180346154
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating gyro scale factor during normal spacecraft operations, using small attitude motions that are compliant with mission pointing accuracy and stability requirements and a signal processing method that specifically detects the intentionally induced motions. This process increases operational availability by avoiding the need to take the spacecraft offline for large calibration maneuvers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Alan D. Reth
  • Method and apparatus for spacecraft gyroscope scale factor calibration
    Patent number: 10071824
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating gyro scale factor during normal spacecraft operations, using small attitude motions that are compliant with mission pointing accuracy and stability requirements and a signal processing method that specifically detects the intentionally induced motions. This process increases operational availability by avoiding the need to take the spacecraft offline for large calibration maneuvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Inventor: Alan D Reth
  • Method And Apparatus For Spacecraft Gyroscope Scale Factor Calibration
    Publication number: 20140229136
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating gyro scale factor during normal spacecraft operations, using small attitude motions that are compliant with mission pointing accuracy and stability requirements and a signal processing method that specifically detects the intentionally induced motions. This process increases operational availability by avoiding the need to take the spacecraft offline for large calibration maneuvers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventor: Alan D. Reth