Patents by Inventor Gregory R. Loe

Gregory R. Loe 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).

  • Wind estimation for an unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 8219267
    Abstract: The speed of the wind during operation of a UAV is estimated. In one example the speed of the wind is estimated by modeling an acceleration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on a measured ground speed of the UAV, determining an actual acceleration of the UAV with one or more sensors, and estimating the speed of the wind as an integral of a difference between the modeled acceleration and the actual acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Hamke, Dale F. Enns, Gregory R. Loe, Roger A. Wacker, Oliver Schubert
  • WIND ESTIMATION FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110295569
    Abstract: The speed of the wind during operation of a UAV is estimated. In one example the speed of the wind is estimated by modeling an acceleration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on a measured ground speed of the UAV, determining an actual acceleration of the UAV with one or more sensors, and estimating the speed of the wind as an integral of a difference between the modeled acceleration and the actual acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Hamke, Dale F. Enns, Gregory R. Loe, Roger A. Wacker, Oliver Schubert