Patents by Inventor George McMeel

George McMeel 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).

  • Patent number: 5452674
    Abstract: An improved fin stabilizer control system which has an automatic gain control (AGC) system which uses the difference between the control laws demand signals and the actual fin angles to calculate a gain factor to reduce the control laws demand until the non-linearities almost disappear. If more than one control law is used to generate a demand, the control laws can be prioritized and the available actuator power thus rationed. In particular, the automatic gain control (AGC) sub-system of the control law monitors the motions of the fins and detects when each fin is not following the control law demands. It adjusts the gain of the control law so as to reduce the slew rate limit and the fin angle limit effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: Vickers PLC.
    Inventors: Robert G. A. Melville, George McMeel