Patents by Inventor Emanuele Cidonio

Emanuele Cidonio 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).

  • Estimation of attitude and angular velocity of a satellite based on the use of only optical sensors
    Patent number: 11919663
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for estimating the angular velocity (and, preferably, also the attitude) of a space platform (for example, a satellite, a space vehicle, or a space station) using only the information provided by one or more optical sensors, such as one or more star trackers, one or more colour and/or black and white cameras or video cameras, one of more infrared sensors, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ARCA DYNAMICS SOCIETA' A RESPONSABILITA' LIMITATA SEMPLIFICATA
    Inventors: Emanuele Cidonio, Fabio Curti, Daniele Luchena, Marco Moriani, Dario Spiller
  • ESTIMATION OF ATTITUDE AND ANGULAR VELOCITY OF A SATELLITE BASED ON THE USE OF ONLY OPTICAL SENSORS
    Publication number: 20220084217
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for estimating the angular velocity (and, preferably, also the attitude) of a space platform (for example, a satellite, a space vehicle, or a space station) using only the information provided by one or more optical sensors, such as one or more star trackers, one or more colour and/or black and white cameras or video cameras, one of more infrared sensors, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Emanuele Cidonio, Fabio Curti, Daniele Luchena, Marco Moriani, Dario Spiller