Patents by Inventor Xavier Giraud

Xavier Giraud 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: 10919639
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises a fuselage, at least a first electrical generator and a second electrical generator, a set of electrical equipment items distributed in the fuselage and an electrical power distribution network comprising a switching system and a set of buses. The buses comprise at least a first bus and a second bus extending, at least partly, in a longitudinal direction of the fuselage and following segregated paths in the fuselage. In a normal mode of operation, the switching system links the first electrical generator to the first bus and the second electrical generator to the second bus. Each bus comprises connection points at different locations distributed along its length and each of the electrical equipment items is linked to a connection point of a bus via a local electrical power supply link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Christian Donadille, Xavier Giraud, Franck Chabot, Thomas Morin
  • Patent number: 10536188
    Abstract: A signal processing method, and a transmitter and a receiver are disclosed. The signal processing method may include converting a transmission signal to a non-periodic sequence type transmission signal using periodic sequences and transmitting the non-periodic sequence type transmission signal to the receiver, in which the receiver may detect a burst from the received non-periodic sequence type transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Pansoo Kim, Deock Gil Oh, Xavier Giraud
  • Publication number: 20190055033
    Abstract: An aircraft comprises a fuselage, at least a first electrical generator and a second electrical generator, a set of electrical equipment items distributed in the fuselage and an electrical power distribution network comprising a switching system and a set of buses. The buses comprise at least a first bus and a second bus extending, at least partly, in a longitudinal direction of the fuselage and following segregated paths in the fuselage. In a normal mode of operation, the switching system links the first electrical generator to the first bus and the second electrical generator to the second bus. Each bus comprises connection points at different locations distributed along its length and each of the electrical equipment items is linked to a connection point of a bus via a local electrical power supply link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Christian DONADILLE, Xavier GIRAUD, Franck CHABOT, Thomas MORIN
  • Patent number: 10116331
    Abstract: Provided is a data transmitting and receiving apparatus that may process a signal to be transmitted using a faster-than-Nyquist (FTN) method. The data transmitting and receiving apparatus may perform low-density parity-check (LDPC) encoding on data to be transmitted using a first matrix having a first degree based on a preset reference and a second matrix having a single diagonal matrix structure, independently perform interleaving and symbol mapping on each of an information bit and a parity bit of the data, accelerate an output signal by a transmission rate based on the FTN method, and transmit the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Pan Soo Kim, Deock Gil Oh, Xavier Giraud
  • Publication number: 20170279485
    Abstract: A signal processing method, and a transmitter and a receiver are disclosed. The signal processing method may include converting a transmission signal to a non-periodic sequence type transmission signal using periodic sequences and transmitting the non-periodic sequence type transmission signal to the receiver, in which the receiver may detect a burst from the received non-periodic sequence type transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Pansoo KIM, Deock Gil OH, Xavier GIRAUD
  • Publication number: 20160269049
    Abstract: Provided is a data transmitting and receiving apparatus that may process a signal to be transmitted using a faster-than-Nyquist (FTN) method. The data transmitting and receiving apparatus may perform low-density parity-check (LDPC) encoding on data to be transmitted using a first matrix having a first degree based on a preset reference and a second matrix having a single diagonal matrix structure, independently perform interleaving and symbol mapping on each of an information bit and a parity bit of the data, accelerate an output signal by a transmission rate based on the FTN method, and transmit the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Pan Soo KIM, Deock Gil OH, Xavier GIRAUD
  • Patent number: 8976895
    Abstract: Method for calibrating a linearizer and linearized electronic component the method comprises predistortion, in a predistortion linearizer, of a signal upstream of an electronic component to compensate nonlinear distortion. Determining predistortion setting parameters comprises applying a bifrequency test signal to the component and measuring the relative amplitudes of the lines at the output of the component. A variable indicative of the magnitude |Kp| of the AM/PM conversion coefficient of the component is calculated on the basis of these measurements. The predistortion setting parameters are adjusted so as to minimize |Kp|. The method may in particular be implemented in a linearized amplifier device and in an amplifier test bench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
    Inventors: Jacques Sombrin, Xavier Giraud, Alexandre Guerin, Guy Lesthievent, Jean-Pierre Millerioux, Xavier Deplancq
  • Patent number: 8731032
    Abstract: A communication apparatus for a continuous phase modulation signal. The communication apparatus includes a first processing unit configured to generate first information of the continuous phase modulation signal using first symbol data; a symbol converting unit configured to convert the first symbol data into second symbol data or convert the second symbol data into the first symbol data; a symbol storage unit configured to store the second symbol data; a second processing unit configured to second information of the continuous phase modulation signal using the second symbol data stored in the symbol storage unit; a third processing unit configured to generate third information of the continuous phase modulation signal using a modulo operation of an integer related to a modulation index; and an output unit configured to add an output from the third processing unit and an output from the first processing unit and generate the continuous phase modulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Pan-Soo Kim, Yong-Ho Lee, Deock-Gil Oh, Xavier Giraud
  • Patent number: 8699628
    Abstract: A technology for modulating and demodulating a burst signal in a return link of a satellite system, in which the burst signal is modulated and transmitted from a transmission end of the return link and a symbol of the burst signal is identified and demodulated at a receiving end. The method includes estimating symbol timing of a burst received through the return link and synchronizing the estimated symbol timing of the burst to reference symbol timing; synchronizing a location of the timing-synchronized burst having the symbol timing synchronized to a location of a reference burst using a preamble symbol and a post-amble symbol of the timing-synchronized burst; and recovering a carrier of the location-synchronized burst whose location has been synchronized to the location of the reference burst using a pilot symbol of the location-synchronized burst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae-Hee Han, Pan-Soo Kim, Deock-Gil Oh, Xavier Giraud
  • Publication number: 20130336422
    Abstract: Method for calibrating a linearizer and linearized electronic component The method comprises predistortion, in a predistortion linearizer, of a signal upstream of an electronic component to compensate nonlinear distortion. Determining predistortion setting parameters comprises applying a bifrequency test signal to the component and measuring the relative amplitudes of the lines at the output of the component. A variable indicative of the magnitude |Kp| of the AM/PM conversion coefficient of the component is calculated on the basis of these measurements. The predistortion setting parameters are adjusted so as to minimize |Kp|. The method may in particular be implemented in a linearized amplifier device and in an amplifier test bench.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
    Inventors: Jacques SOMBRIN, Xavier GIRAUD, Alexandre GUERIN, Guy LESTHIEVENT, Jean-Pierre MILLERIOUX, Xavier DEPLANCQ
  • Publication number: 20120147939
    Abstract: A technology for modulating and demodulating a burst signal in a return link of a satellite system, in which the burst signal is modulated and transmitted from a transmission end of the return link and a symbol of the burst signal is identified and demodulated at a receiving end. The method includes estimating symbol timing of a burst received through the return link and synchronizing the estimated symbol timing of the burst to reference symbol timing; synchronizing a location of the timing-synchronized burst having the symbol timing synchronized to a location of a reference burst using a preamble symbol and a post-amble symbol of the timing-synchronized burst; and recovering a carrier of the location-synchronized burst whose location has been synchronized to the location of the reference burst using a pilot symbol of the location-synchronized burst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jae-Hee HAN, Pan-Soo Kim, Deock-Gil Oh, Xavier Giraud
  • Patent number: 8180010
    Abstract: A receiving method for a digital stream, the stream including frames having each a body composed of a variable number c of symbols and preceded by a header including d symbols, a field composed of a fixed number e of symbols unknown to the receiver and defining the number c. A locking phase of the receiving method includes receiving a series of e symbols of the stream; performing a correlation computation for pairs of symbols received, the correlation computation being used to verify a predefined relationship if the e symbols form the unknown field; determining a correlation level and determining whether the e symbols form the unknown field on the basis of the correlation level; repeating the steps until it is determined that the e symbols form the unknown field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
    Inventors: Xavier Giraud, Alban Duverdier
  • Publication number: 20120087403
    Abstract: A communication apparatus for a continuous phase modulation signal. The communication apparatus includes a first processing unit configured to generate first information of the continuous phase modulation signal using first symbol data; a symbol converting unit configured to convert the first symbol data into second symbol data or convert the second symbol data into the first symbol data; a symbol storage unit configured to store the second symbol data; a second processing unit configured to second information of the continuous phase modulation signal using the second symbol data stored in the symbol storage unit; a third processing unit configured to generate third information of the continuous phase modulation signal using a modulo operation of an integer related to a modulation index; and an output unit configured to add an output from the third processing unit and an output from the first processing unit and generate the continuous phase modulation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Pan-Soo Kim, Yong-Ho Lee, Deock-Gil Oh, Xavier Giraud
  • Publication number: 20090161788
    Abstract: A receiving method for a digital stream, the stream including frames having each a body composed of a variable number c of symbols and preceded by a header including d symbols, a field composed of a fixed number e of symbols unknown to the receiver and defining the number c. A locking phase of the receiving method includes receiving a series of e symbols of the stream; performing a correlation computation for pairs of symbols received, the correlation computation being used to verify a predefined relationship if the e symbols form the unknown field; determining a correlation level and determining whether the e symbols form the unknown field on the basis of the correlation level; repeating the steps until it is determined that the e symbols form the unknown field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Xavier Giraud, Alban Duverdier