Patents Assigned to BAE Systems plc
  • Patent number: 12173995
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a system for reducing water-entry shock for a projectile entering the water, the system comprising: a first component, the first component being moveable to a target region for which water-entry shock is to be reduced, and arranged to interact with the water, for reducing water-entry shock for a second component; a second component in the form of the projectile, arranged to enter the water in the region for which water-entry shock has been reduced by the first component, functionality of the second projectile component being triggered by the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Andrew Carr, Timothy Keith Girling, Thomas Patrick O'Neill, Murray Thomson
  • Patent number: 12172227
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article is described. At S102, the method comprises obtaining a first layer having a first face and a reverse second face, wherein the first layer comprises and/or is a first metal and wherein the first metal is a heat treatable first aluminium alloy. At S104, the method comprises providing a second layer on the first face of the first layer by cold spraying particles comprising a second metal thereupon, wherein the second metal is a second aluminium alloy. At S106, the method comprises depositing a third layer on the second layer by additive friction stir deposition using a third metal, wherein the third metal is a third aluminium alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Howard James Price
  • Publication number: 20240416517
    Abstract: A robot cell, having a cell floor defining an array of nodes corresponding with a predetermined two-dimensional coordinate system and defining a volume for receiving a workpiece W therein, is described. The robot cell comprises: a set of robots, including a first robot, having respective bases, end effectors and working envelopes and defining respective three-dimensional coordinate systems, located according to the array of nodes; a set of detectors, including a first detector, configured to detect respective locations and/or bearings of the set of robots; a set of sensors, including a first sensor, configured to sense respective poses of the set of robots; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the set of robots and to the set of detectors, configured to control movement of the set of robots using the detected respective locations and/or bearings of the set of robots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Daniel James Middleton, Martin Knott, Simon Cheetham
  • Publication number: 20240416448
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article is described. At S102, the method comprises obtaining a first layer having a first face and a reverse second face, wherein the first layer comprises and/or is a first metal and wherein the first metal is a heat treatable first aluminium alloy. At S104, the method comprises providing a second layer on the first face of the first layer by cold spraying particles comprising a second metal thereupon, wherein the second metal is a second aluminium alloy. At S106, the method comprises depositing a third layer on the second layer by additive friction stir deposition using a third metal, wherein the third metal is a third aluminium alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Howard James Price
  • Publication number: 20240416593
    Abstract: A hybrid bonded-fastened (HBF) joint 100 is described. The hybrid bonded-fastened (HBF) joint comprises: a first component 110 having a first joint surface 111, wherein the first component 110 is a composite component; a second component 120 having a second joint surface 121, wherein the second component 121 is a metallic component; a set of projections 130, including a first projection 130A, mutually interlocking the first component 110 and the second component 120 via the first joint surface 111 and the second joint surface 121; and an adhesive 140 mutually adhesively bonding the first component 110 and the second component 120 via the first joint surface 111 and the second joint surface 121; wherein the adhesive 140 comprises and/or is a disbondable adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventor: Amir REZAI
  • Publication number: 20240410670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a field gun with wheel carriage, specifically to a wheel carriage with regenerative braking system as part of the recoil system A field gun, comprising: i) an elevating mass comprising: an ordnance for firing a projectile, the ordnance comprising a barrel defining a barrel axis and having a muzzle towards the front end of the howitzer and a breech assembly at the rear end of the barrel; and a cradle for holding the ordnance at a traverse and an elevation; and at least one co-operative engagement means, for linking said cradle to a wheeled carriage, ii) said wheeled carriage comprising at least one wheel: a rechargeable electric storage device; and a regenerative braking system comprising: a brake control configured for applying a braking force to said at least one wheel in response to movement of the wheeled carriage by a recoil force from the firing of the projectile from the gun barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventor: Edward Elliott
  • Patent number: 12158582
    Abstract: A folded optical arrangement for use in a look-through display to transmit an image from an image plane to a user's eye, the arrangement providing a folded optical transmission path and comprising: an optical system having a first optical element comprising a first plurality of optically powered surfaces; and a second optical element comprising at least one optically powered surface, the optical system configured to receive light forming the image from an image source, and to focus the light to have an apparent optical focus between a predetermined distance and optical infinity and output the light; wherein the first plurality of optically powered surfaces and the at least one optically powered surface of the second optical element are arranged to define a plurality of interfaces along the folded optical path and wherein a refractive index change at each interface is predetermined to control the direction of light passing through the or each interface; and wherein one surface of the first optical element and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Ian Thomas Macken, Jonathan Paul Freeman, Rory Thomas Alexander Mills
  • Patent number: 12158330
    Abstract: A lightweight end cap for an ammunition cartridge, said end cap having a central axis along its axial length, with a first radius; wherein said end cap further comprises a swept volume rebate; having a second radius less than the first radius, wherein the second radius is at least 10% smaller than the first radius, and wherein the swept volume rebate extends along at least 10% of the axial length of said end cap, wherein the end cap further comprises an extractor groove suitable for receiving an ejection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Nathan William Rowe, Joshua Matthew Stubbs
  • Publication number: 20240396225
    Abstract: A method for generating a measure for insertion loss of an antenna structure comprising a radome defining a cavity to receive an antenna array. The method may comprise partitioning a user define geometry, which includes shape and dimensions, of the radome into a mesh comprising a first set of discrete geometric and topological cells, determining, for each cell, angles of incidence of electromagnetic radiation emitted from respective antenna elements of the antenna array for each scan angle of interest, the angles of incidence of electromagnetic radiation for a cell defining a distribution for that cell, on the basis of the distribution for a cell, assigning each cell to a zone of a set of zones for the radome, generating a measure of the insertion loss for each zone, and using the corresponding measure of insertion loss for a zone, selecting a structural configuration for the zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventor: Paul James SWIFT
  • Patent number: 12153218
    Abstract: A folded optical arrangement for use in a view-through display to transmit an image from an image source to a user's eye, the arrangement providing a folded optical transmission path and comprising: an optical system having a first optical element comprising a first plurality of optically powered surfaces; and a second optical element comprising at least one optically powered surface, the optical system configured to receive light forming the image from an image source, and to present a virtual image of the image source to the user with an apparent focus between a predetermined distance and optical infinity; wherein the first plurality of optically powered surfaces and the at least one optically powered surface of the second optical element are arranged to define a plurality of interfaces along the folded optical path and wherein a refractive index change at each interface is predetermined to control the direction of light passing through the or each interface; and wherein one surface of the first optical ele
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Freeman, Ian Thomas Macken, Rory Thomas Alexander Mills
  • Patent number: 12152866
    Abstract: According to some examples, a non-incendiary projectile comprises a housing defining an internal cavity, and an energy harvesting structure comprising a first part and a second part, the first part provided on an inner surface of the housing, the second part provided in the internal cavity, the second part further comprising a rotation damping system configured to regulate a rate of rotation of the second part in a rotational direction about a flight axis defined by the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Mohammed-Asif Akhmad, Richard Binns, Daniel Phillip Crane
  • Publication number: 20240384899
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus comprises a first working fluid circuit comprising a first working fluid, a heat exchanger fluidly coupled to and in thermal communication with the first working fluid circuit, the heat exchanger to transfer thermal energy from a heat source stream to the first working fluid within the first working fluid circuit, a recuperator fluidly coupled to and in thermal communication with the first working fluid circuit and disposed downstream of the heat exchanger, a first condenser fluidly coupled to and in thermal communication with the first working fluid circuit and disposed downstream of the recuperator, a second working fluid circuit comprising a second working fluid, the second working fluid circuit coupled to and in thermal communication with the first condenser, a second condenser fluidly coupled to and in thermal communication with the second working fluid circuit and disposed downstream of the first condenser, and a third working fluid circuit comprising a third working fluid
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Madan Pal, Darren James Goodman, Taimoor Rana, Callum Oliver Shaikh
  • Patent number: 12145717
    Abstract: A vehicle control system (110) for use with at least one fluidic control effector (102) for a vehicle, the vehicle control system (110) comprising a controller (110), wherein the controller is configured to: receive a vehicle control input indicating a demanded vehicle manoeuvre, wherein the input is further configured to receive condition data; determine a fluid mass-flow for the at least one fluid control effector based on the received vehicle control input and the condition data, wherein the relationship between the fluid mass-flow and the vehicle control input is substantially non-linear; and output data relating to the determined fluid mass-flow to effect the demanded vehicle manoeuvre, wherein the fluid mass-flow is determined to provide a substantially linear relationship between the vehicle control input and the effected demanded vehicle manoeuvre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Clyde Warsop, William James Crowther, Ian Lunnon
  • Publication number: 20240376949
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a resonator comprising: a base attachable to an external body; a control element; and one or more connection elements each having a resilient spiral portion, wherein the control element is resiliently connected to the base by the one or more connection elements such that relative movement between the control element and the base is facilitated by the one or more connection elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Jordan Cheer, Stephen Daley, Lawrence Singleton
  • Publication number: 20240379086
    Abstract: In some examples, an acoustic absorbing structure comprises a surface comprising an array of apertures, each aperture defining an opening for a corresponding channel, each channel forming a non-resonant acoustic attenuation structure with an axially decreasing cross-section over at least a portion of the length of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Ewan David FINLAYSON, Alastair Paul HIBBINS, Sir John Roy SAMBLES, Gwyn RICHARDS, David PATIENCE
  • Publication number: 20240376959
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a vibration control system comprising: a resonator comprising: a base attachable to an external body; a control element; and one or more connection elements each having a resilient portion, wherein the control element is resiliently connected to the base by the one or more connection elements such that relative movement between the control element and the base is facilitated by the one or more connection elements; and a driving mechanism, wherein the resonator comprises at least a part of the driving mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Jordan Cheer, Stephen Daley, Lawrence Singleton
  • Publication number: 20240377144
    Abstract: A cooling system (100) for removing heat from a heat source (1000) fluid cooling circuit (1100). The cooling system (100) comprises a first fluid manifold (200) for flow of a heat transfer fluid, the first fluid manifold (200) comprising a flow inlet (210) and a flow outlet (212); a heat exchanger (310) and a heat sink unit (410) each in heat transfer communication with the first fluid manifold (200). In a first mode of operation, heat transfer fluid enters the flow inlet (210) and part of the heat transfer fluid flow is controlled to be in heat transfer communication with the heat exchanger (310), and the remainder of the heat transfer fluid flow is controlled to be in heat transfer communication with the heat sink unit (410). In a second mode of operation, heat transfer fluid enters the flow inlet (210) and all of the heat transfer fluid flow is controlled to first be in heat transfer communication with the heat sink unit (410) and then in heat transfer communication with the heat exchanger (310).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Evaldas Greiciunas
  • Patent number: 12140528
    Abstract: A corrosion sensor is described. The corrosion sensor comprises a substrate 10 and a patterned conductive layer provided on the substrate 10, wherein the conductive layer defines: a common terminal; a set of terminals, including a first terminal and a second terminal; and a set of sensing elements, including a first sensing element and a second sensing element; wherein respective sensing elements of the set thereof are electrically coupled to the common terminal and to respective terminals of the set thereof, such that the respective terminals of the set thereof are specific to the respective sensing elements of the set thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Mark David Balmond, Ian Michael Sturland, David William Gough, Christopher Colin Figgures
  • Patent number: 12143374
    Abstract: A method of providing secure communication between first and second devices comprises the first device and the second device connecting to a server via a secure communication channel. Encryption keys for the devices are generated and data relating to the encryption keys are exchanged via the server in the secure communication channel. A peer-to-peer connection for exchanging data is generated using encrypted connection information for the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Ashley Kurtis, Kristian Daniel
  • Publication number: 20240367318
    Abstract: A robot cell, having a cell floor defining an array of nodes corresponding with a predetermined two-dimensional coordinate system and defining a volume for receiving a workpiece W therein and accessible by a human operator, is described. The robot cell comprises: a set of robots, including a first robot, having respective bases, end effectors and working envelopes and defining respective three-dimensional coordinate systems, located according to the array of nodes; a set of detectors, including a first detector, configured to detect respective locations and/or bearings of the set of robots using a set of targets disposed on and/or in the cell floor; a safety system, configured to alert the human operator; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the set of robots and to the set of detectors, configured to control movement of the set of robots using the detected respective locations and/or bearings of the set of robots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Jane Alexandra Byford, Martin Knott, Daniel James Middleton, Jake Butterworth, Craig Philip Turnbull