Patents Assigned to BAE Systems
  • Control plate-based control actuation system
    Patent number: 11650033
    Abstract: The system and method of a steering a moving object using a control plate-based control actuation system on the moving object. The control plate-based control actuation system having a control plate with at least four fin linkages for connecting at least four fins to the control plate; and three actuators configured to move the control plate to produce movement in two or more of the at least four fins. The system produces roll, pitch, and yaw moments for the moving object using three actuators acting on the control plate and thus moving two or more of the at least four fins all with no loss of performance as compared to systems with four actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Jason H. Batchelder, Matthew F. Chrobak, Ryan Dippel
  • Waveform independent coarse synchronization method
    Patent number: 11652680
    Abstract: A wideband chaotic waveform that is rateless in that it may be modulated at virtually any rate and has a minimum of features introduced into the waveform. Further, the waveform provided may be operated below a signal to noise ratio wall to further enhance the LPD and LPE aspects, thereof. Additionally, the present disclosure may provide a mix of coherent and non-coherent processing techniques applied to signal samples to efficiently achieve coarse synchronization with a waveform that is faster, more efficient and more accurate than using time domain signal correlators alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Sherman, Bassem Scander
  • Common lens transmitter for motion compensated illumination
    Patent number: 11650042
    Abstract: A laser transmission apparatus utilizing multiple laser beams and beam paths with a diverger lens to provide an illumination pattern that can compensate for lateral movement of the platform during shearography is provided. Further, this optical setup requires no moving parts and does not reduce power of the laser beams as they move through the individual components thereof. From the perspective of the surface being scanned or inspected, the present disclosure may provide two laser images of a single surface that appear to be identical despite the fact that they were taken from two different spatial positions of the moving platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Saxer, Mark S. Branham, Jacob D. Garan
  • Signature mitigation for uncooled thermal systems
    Patent number: 11652955
    Abstract: Techniques for reducing a likelihood of detection of an imaging system by another imaging system are provided. For example, the techniques may include controlling read-out such that the timings between frames of an image are non-uniform. For example, a processor may be configured to generate a plurality of frame synchronization signals from a main clock and transmit the plurality of frame synchronization signals to readout circuitry. Each frame synchronization signal is an instruction to start the biasing and reading for a respective frame. The plurality of frame synchronization signals may be generated such that a timing between pulse biasing the same thermal sensor is not uniform. The techniques may also include controlling the read-out such that the timings between lines within a frame are non-uniform which also results in the timing between pulse biasing of the same thermal sensor not being uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Jew, Michael A. Costolo, Adam O. Powers
  • Method for control of cognitive LPE radio
    Patent number: 11653221
    Abstract: A system and method of cognitive radio control to allow for low probability of detection and/or low probability of exploitation communications in a contested or hostile environment. The cognitive radio system of the present disclosure can reason over policy constraints and real-time data to make dynamic changes to mission parameters in real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew J. Sherman
  • Hot isostatic pressing consolidation of powder derived parts
    Patent number: 11638956
    Abstract: A method of forming a metal component from metal powder which includes exposing the metal powder to an inert gas; consolidating the metal powder into a solid metal; followed by exposing the solid metal to a hot isostatic pressing process to form a metal component, wherein the hot isostatic pressing process has one initial compression cycle followed by at least one decompression and recompression cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Howard James Price
  • Signal correlation estimator and detector
    Patent number: 11637577
    Abstract: A method is provided for correlating signals. The method includes receiving a plurality of data vectors representing a plurality of signals. The method further includes determining, for each of the data vectors, a first set of correlation coefficients, where each of the correlation coefficients in the first set is based on a direct cross-correlation between each of the data vectors. The method further includes calculating an average of the first set of correlation coefficients, and determining, for each of the data vectors, a second set of correlation coefficients, where each of the correlation coefficients in the second set are based on an indirect cross-correlation between each of the data vectors and the average of the first set of correlation coefficients. The method further includes detecting a correlation between at least two of the data vectors based on the second set of correlation coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Brandt J. Lomen, Steven R. Grimes, Matthew Anderson
  • A MILITARY VEHICLE COMPRISING AN AIMING DEVICE AND AN AIMING OPERATION ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE OPERATOR
    Publication number: 20230112609
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a military vehicle (V). Said military vehicle comprises an aiming device (D) and an aiming operation arrangement (A) for a vehicle operator (O) to operate the aiming device (D). Said aiming operation arrangement (A) comprises a support device (40) for providing support for the operator (O) when operating the aiming device (D). The support device (40) comprises one or more fixation devices (44A, 44B, 44C, 44D) operable between a non-fixated state and fixated state, said one or more fixation devices (44A, 44B, 44C, 44D) being configured to, in the fixated state, provide fixation of one or more body parts of the vehicle operator (O) so as to reduce influence of vehicle movement during aiming operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: BAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Rikard SUNDQUIST
  • SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230107884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a suspension system (S; S1; S2) fora tracked vehicle (V; V1; V2). Said tracked vehicle comprises a vehicle body (4), a pair of opposite track assemblies (T1, T2), the respective track assembly comprising a plurality of road wheels (2) and an endless track (3) disposed around said wheels. Said suspension system comprises a road wheel arm (20) having a wheel axle portion (22) configured to support a road wheel of the vehicle and a pivot axle portion (24), the road wheel arm (20) being pivotably journalled at said pivot axle portion (24) to a support portion (30) configured to be fixed to the vehicle body (4). The suspension system comprises a torsion bar (40) having a first end portion (42) and an opposite second end portion (44), the first end portion (42) being connected to the support portion (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: BAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
    Inventor: Rikard SUNDQUIST
  • METHOD OF FORMING PRECURSOR INTO A TI ALLOY ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20230106504
    Abstract: A method of thermomechanically forming, for example forging, rolling, extruding or drawing, an article from a precursor thereof, is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Paul Michael Needham, Simon Scott
  • Command mixing for roll stabilized guidance kit on gyroscopically stabilized projectile
    Patent number: 11619473
    Abstract: The system and method of mixing pitch and roll commands from a flight control computer to produce fin deflections applied to as few as two fins to simultaneously produce both a rolling moment and a pitching moment. The system may be mechanical or digital where actuators can be linear or rotary, digital or analog. Deflections of the fins are generated which produce pitch and roll moments where addition of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a first fin and subtraction of pitch and roll commands determines deflection commands to be sent to a second fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis B. Rath
  • Asynchronous medium access control layer scheduler for directional networks
    Patent number: 11621925
    Abstract: An asynchronous medium access control layer scheduler increases efficiency for directional mesh networks by removing extra overhead in the time slots. The efficiency is increased by dividing time slots into sub-slots to allow for a receiving node to be offset by at least one sub-slot from the transmitting node. This enables the scheduler to more efficiently schedule operations for the nodes so that nodes can be performing other functions rather than waiting to receive a transmission or waiting after transmitting a transmission. The sub-slots may be sized to approximate the transmission propagation time or time of flight delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Sherman, Mark D. Chauvette, Matthew Rasa, Nicholas C. Sherman
  • PHASE INTERFEROMETRY DIRECTION FINDING VIA DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20230097336
    Abstract: A more robust direction finding process that significantly improves processing time and reduce memory requirements relative to the current systems utilizing machine learning techniques to train a deep neural network to compute an azimuth and elevation solution given the channel phase pairs and frequency of measurements of a signal. The disclosed process may be further utilized with legacy direction finding systems to improve the performance and reduce the memory requirements thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Chris Wozny
  • HIGH RESOLUTION VNIR LENS
    Publication number: 20230096503
    Abstract: An athermal and achromatic lens with a high resolution while further being near orthoscopic and providing a large field of view. Further, the provided VNIR lens may utilize only three types of optical glass allowing the lens to be reduced in size, cost, and weight while further reducing or minimizing the complexity thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Mark L. Oskotsky, Jacob D. Garan, Morgan Jolley, Daniel N. Kokubun, Michael J. Russo
  • Luminescent cold shield paneling for infrared camera continuous non-uniformity correction
    Patent number: 11614365
    Abstract: A luminescent diode surface within the cold shield of an infrared camera to allow for continuous non-uniformity correction with uniform irradiance across an infrared IR detector array. Further provided by the inclusion of a luminescent diode surface within the cold shield paneling is the ability to change the diode bias providing a negative luminescent effect while utilizing reverse bias and an electro-luminescent effect while utilizing a forward bias. This may then further allow for multiple set points to provide continuous offset and gain correction and to correct non-linear response effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy B. Reeves, Steven R. Jost, Paul R. Moffitt, Ian B. Murray, David J. Shelton, Raymond D. Tower, Jr.
  • Major caliber projectile obturator
    Patent number: 11609074
    Abstract: The present invention is an obturator for a guided projectile. The obturator allows for decoupling the projectile from the rotation of the rifled barrel by use of a static band, a front slip band, a rear slip band and a slip disk. The slip disk is disposed between the front and rear slip bands and allows the rear slip band to rotate independently from the front slip band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.
    Inventors: Brian J. Isle, Charles M. Bies
  • Heat exchanger
    Patent number: 11609049
    Abstract: There is disclosed a heat exchanger comprising: a plurality of first fluid channels, a plurality of conduits for interconnecting the first fluid channels, a plurality of second fluid channels, a plurality of conduits for interconnecting the second fluid channels, wherein the heat exchanger is configured as a plurality of repeating units, each repeating unit comprising: a base plate comprising a first opening, and a first conduit extending from the plate, the shape of the opening corresponding to the shape of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventor: Evaldas Greiciunas
  • Frequency and bandwidth agile optical bench
    Patent number: 11606147
    Abstract: An optical bench utilizing narrowband optical filters on precision rotary stages that can provide custom tuning of the operational frequencies of the optical bench while maintaining the ability to switch between narrowband and wideband operation thereof. The precision rotary filters may further provide dynamic reconfiguration of the optical bench to alternate frequencies for intersystem compatibility, the enablement of additional self-test capabilities, and easing the manufacturing tolerances thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Powers, Robert Carlson
  • Aerothermal ring structures providing RF isolation
    Patent number: 11606882
    Abstract: A heat dissipation structure is disclosed that is especially well-suited for use on aerodynamic systems. The heat dissipation structure is formed within a metallic body that surrounds the heat-generating electronics. The heat dissipation structure is designed to both dissipate the generated heat and also to isolate RF cross-talk between the one or more transmitters and receivers. The heat dissipation structure includes a plurality of ring structures that extend around at least a portion of a body that houses the one or more heat-generating electrical components. The plurality of ring structures may be recessed into the body, and a first spacing between a first adjacent pair of ring structures of the plurality of ring structures is different from a second spacing between a second adjacent pair of ring structures of the plurality of ring structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan C. Griffin, Ross T. Johnson, Gregory J. Wunsch
  • Method and system for identifying target platform
    Patent number: 11599816
    Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for determining a probability that an encountered platform was of a specific type given that a plurality of emitters exist on the platform and each emitter has a computed probability that it is of each of a set of types. A preprocessing stage operates on a description of the environment and determines the probability of a set of events that are independent of any observation. A runtime processing stage uses the terms computed in the preprocessing stage along with data assembled from a set of observations to determine the conditional probability that a particular platform type was the type encountered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald James Frank