Patents by Inventor J. Arnold Soltz

J. Arnold Soltz 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: 8279119
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping a structure detect wireless signals, including at least one multipath signal that has experienced at least one reflection against a portion of the structure prior to the detection. The wireless signals are analyzed to estimate reflection points for the multipath signal(s), and a map of at least the portion of the structure is generated based on the estimated reflection points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Elwell, Jr., Donald E. Gustafson, J. Arnold Soltz
  • Publication number: 20090102711
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mapping a structure detect wireless signals, including at least one multipath signal that has experienced at least one reflection against a portion of the structure prior to the detection. The wireless signals are analyzed to estimate reflection points for the multipath signal(s), and a map of at least the portion of the structure is generated based on the estimated reflection points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: John M. Elwell, JR., Donald E. Gustafson, J. Arnold Soltz
  • Patent number: 4168524
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for surveying ground terrain from an airborne vehicle is disclosed. According to the method and apparatus, an inertial measurement unit, a position tracking device, and a terrain altimeter are carried by the airborne vehicle in a known vector relationship to one another. The inertial measurement unit provides continuous accelerometer data from which a first determination of vehicle position can be made. Simultaneously, data from the tracking device representative of the position of the tracking device relative to cooperating reflection means on the ground, if within sight of the airborne vehicle, provides, in combination with gimbal angle sensor outputs from the inertial measurement unit, an independent determination of the position of the vehicle. The two position measurements, when available, are continuously compared in real time on board the vehicle and error corrections are generated therefrom by estimation theory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1979
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Arnold Soltz, Glenn Mamon, William A. Drohan