Patents Assigned to Honeywell
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Publication number: 20230254219Abstract: Systems and methods for a situation aware edge analytics framework for communication systems. In certain embodiments, a method includes receiving an analytical model from an external server at a mobile edge node. Further, the method includes acquiring situation information for the mobile edge node from at least one component on the mobile edge node. Moreover, the method includes providing the situation information to the analytical model executing on the mobile edge node. Also, identifying a change in one or more communication link states based on an output of the analytical model. Additionally, transmitting the output of the analytical model to the external server. The method also includes receiving an additional analytical model from the external server by the mobile edge node, where the additional analytical model is based on the output of the analytical model.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Kirupakar Janakiraman, Aloke Roy, Ramkumar Rajendran, Pavel Drasil, Prasanna M R H, Cosmin Mihai
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Patent number: 11719783Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for vehicle navigation processing. For instance, the method may include scanning for one or more terminals within a predetermined vicinity of the vehicle via a low latency communication network and receiving positional data of the one or more terminals via the low latency communication network. The method may further include receiving directional data of the one or more terminals relative to the vehicle, determining a first location of the vehicle relative to the one or more terminals based on the directional data, and determining a second location of the vehicle relative to the environment based on the positional data and the first location.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Mohandas Amarnathan, George Rajan Koilpillai, Sreenivasan Govindillam, Ramakrishnan Raman, Shunmugavel Madasamy, Yogananda Vasudev Jeppu
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Patent number: 11720459Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for event input device testing are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a controller comprising a memory and a processor to execute instructions stored in the memory to cause a first event input device of a group of event input devices to perform an automated test process, and determine whether a second event input device of the group of event input devices has detected a hazard event while the first event input device is performing the automated test process.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Benjamin H. Wolf, Michael Barson, Christopher Dearden
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Patent number: 11721189Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for an aspirating smoke detector device are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include an aspirating smoke detector device comprising a printed circuit board (PCB), a manifold including a first flow channel and a second flow channel, a blower housing configured to receive a blower, a first sensor head housing connected to the blower housing via the first flow channel, wherein the first sensor head housing is configured to receive a first sensor head, and a second sensor head housing connected to the blower housing via the second flow channel, wherein the second sensor head housing is configured to receive a second sensor head, and a gasket configured to fluidically seal the manifold to the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Gianluca Pace, Domenico Piro, Mauro Miheli
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Patent number: 11719118Abstract: A system configured to compress air to be used by a power generation system includes a first compressor stage configured to be driven by exhaust air from the power generation system and a second compressor stage configured to be driven by electrical power generated by the power generation system.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Timothy Lippold, Giorgio C. Isella, Bryce Drysdale, Gary Kumagai, Thomas O'Brien, Niall McCabe
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Patent number: 11721220Abstract: Systems and methods may be used for monitoring and identifying failure in flight management systems. For example, a method may include: calculating, using a first flight management system, a first value of a guidance command for controlling an aircraft for an RNP AP procedure; receiving a second value of the guidance command from a second flight management system; comparing the first value with the second value to determine whether the first value matches the second value; upon determining that the first value does not match the second value, using a flight management system monitor to determine, from the first flight management system and the second flight management system, a flight management system that has computed a correct value of the guidance command; and generating a message indicating that the determined flight management system is to be used to guide the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: John Hillier, Daniel E. Lewis, Baptiste Duffourd
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Publication number: 20230241854Abstract: A liner for a ram configured to press a viscous material. The liner includes a liner wall and a circumferential lip. The liner wall is configured to abut a ram plate of the ram and includes a number of apertures configured to align with apertures of the ram plate. The liner wall and circumferential lip are configured to prevent the viscous material from contacting a ram surface and circumferential surface of the ram plate, thus making the ram easier to clean.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLCInventors: Samuel James Hamilton, Ruben Arturo Pino
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Publication number: 20230244821Abstract: Systems and methods for processor core unique encryption are described herein. In certain embodiments, a system includes a multi-core processor comprising a plurality of cores. The system also includes a shared memory accessible to the plurality of cores. Further, the system includes a plurality of core memories, wherein each core memory is exclusively accessible to an associated core in the plurality of cores. Moreover, one or more cores in the plurality of cores creates encrypted data accessible to the one or more cores such that the encrypted data is secured from being accessed by one or more other cores in the plurality of cores. Additionally, the one or more cores store a crypto-state within associated core memories in the plurality of core memories.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Kevin Raymond Driscoll
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Patent number: 11714200Abstract: Systems and methods for a single-difference based pre-filter of measurements for use in solution separation framework are provided. In certain embodiments, a navigation system includes at least one receiver configured to receive a plurality of signals transmitted from a plurality of transmitters. The navigation system further includes a processing unit operatively coupled to the navigation system, the processor configured to identify a plurality of measurements associated with the plurality of transmitters. Additionally, executable instructions cause the processing unit to calculate an auxiliary navigation solution based on a calculated single difference between the plurality of measurements; calculate one or more single difference residuals for the auxiliary navigation solution; perform statistical tests on the one or more single difference residuals; and to identify a set of measurements in the plurality of measurements for use in a solution separation method based on the statistical tests.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Zdenek Kana, Milos Sotak, Tomas Vaispacher
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Patent number: 11715382Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for determining aircraft orientation are described herein. One device includes instructions executable to determine a subsection of a rendering of a portion of an airport, wherein the subsection is associated with a particular stand of the airport, and wherein the subsection includes a plurality of ground travel pathways, determine a first subset of the plurality of pathways, a second subset of the plurality of pathways, and a third subset of the plurality of pathways, track a location of an outbound aircraft within the subsection of the rendering, determine an orientation of the aircraft according to a first set of rules responsive to a determination that the location of the aircraft is within the first or second subset of the plurality of pathways, and determine the orientation of the aircraft according to a second set of rules responsive to a determination that the location of the aircraft is within the third subset of the plurality of pathways.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Kameswararao Belamkonda
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Patent number: 11716372Abstract: A system for centralized management of access subnetwork selections is disclosed. The system comprises an Internet protocol-based communications management (ICM) client located on an onboard server of each of one or more vehicles, and an ICM server located at a ground center. The ICM server is in operative communication with the ICM client on each of the one or more vehicles. The ICM client on each of the one or more vehicles is operative to communicate with the ICM server through one or more subnetworks, which are in operative communication with a ground network. The ground network communicates with the ICM server.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Louis T. Toth, Philip Hermann
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Publication number: 20230234713Abstract: Improvements to ice protection systems as disclosed herein include monitoring ice accretion intensity based on atmospheric conditions proximate to a vehicle. Examples of parameters that measure atmospheric conditions include a water content and a size distribution of an atmosphere around a vehicle. These parameters, along with other vehicle parameters, are used to control at least one ice protection element to reduce ice accretion intensity at one or more designated locations of the vehicle. Incorporating measurements of cloud conditions enables nuanced control of the ice protection system and improves overall system efficiency of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Lee R. Wienkes
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Publication number: 20230238773Abstract: Systems and methods for a tunable RF synthesizer based on offset optical frequency combs is provided herein. An exemplary system includes two lasers, a first laser generating a first laser output and a second laser generating a second laser output; and a coupler that receives the first and second laser outputs. Further, the system includes a resonator having first and second sections coupled to one another, the coupler coupling the first and second laser outputs into the resonator; a splitter that couples the first section to the second section, the splitter splitting a first proportion of the first laser output and a second proportion of the second laser output onto different paths within the resonator; and a controller that controls the splitter to change a size of the first proportion in relation to the first laser and the second proportion in relation to the second laser.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Matthew Wade Puckett, Jianfeng Wu, Karl D. Nelson, Chad Hoyt
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Publication number: 20230236316Abstract: A system to provide navigation solutions for vehicle landing guidance comprises onboard aiding sensors, an IMU, a radar altimeter, a map database, and a navigation system including a navigation filter that outputs estimated kinematic state statistics for the vehicle. An onboard processor inputs horizontal and vertical position statistics from the navigation filter into the map database, and computes an estimated ground/object height, ground/object velocity, ground/object acceleration, and error statistics thereof, based on terrain and object map data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Vibhor L. Bageshwar, Zdenek Kana, Milos Sotak
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Patent number: 11709074Abstract: Methods and system for detecting tampering of a meter. A continuous stream of raw sensor values can be received from one or more meters among a group of meters. In response to receiving the continuous stream of raw sensor values from the meter(s), a model of normal sensor values can be automatically constructed for each meter among the group of meters based on the raw sensor values obtained from the meter(s) and based on data obtained through an ongoing development of the meter(s) or through automated machine learning by the meter(s). The model of normal sensor values can be used to detect abnormal conditions with respect to the meter(s). The abnormal conditions detected with respect to the meter(s) are potentially indicative of a removal of the meter(s) or of an attempt to physically tamper with the meter(s).Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Sean Scoggins
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Patent number: 11710884Abstract: Waveguides and methods for manufacturing a waveguide that include forming a first channel in a first layer of dielectric material, the first channel comprising one or more walls; forming a second channel in a second layer of dielectric material, the second channel comprising one or more walls; depositing electrically conductive material on the one or more walls of the first channel; depositing electrically conductive material on the one or more walls of the second channel; arranging the first layer adjacent to the second layer to form a stack with the first channel axially aligned with and facing the second channel; and heating the stack so that the conductive material on the one or more walls of the first channel and the conductive material on the one or more walls of the second channel connect to form the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLCInventor: Daniel Scott Krueger
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Patent number: 11709124Abstract: A system comprises a particle sensor unit in communication with a processor. The sensor unit comprises a source that transmits light into an interrogation region; receive optics that collect scattered light from particles in the interrogation region; and an optical detector that receives the collected light from the receive optics. The detector comprises a sample area including one or more sampling pixels, and an edge region including one or more edge pixels. The processor analyzes intensity data from the detector by a method comprising: combining all intensity data from the sampling pixels; adding the combined intensity data to a data set; determining whether to accept overlap intensity data that corresponds to an overlap between the sampling pixels and the edge pixels; adding the overlap intensity data to the data set if accepted; discarding the overlap intensity data if not accepted; and discarding all non-overlapping intensity data from the edge pixels.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Lee R. Wienkes, Xiao Zhu Fan
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Patent number: 11709480Abstract: A method includes accessing, from a data store, at least one predefined data classification for asset data associated with multiple assets in an industrial process control system, wherein the at least one predefined data classification is associated with one or more first policies, wherein the data store stores a plurality of data classifications for asset data. The method also includes receiving user input of a customization to the at least one predefined data classification to generate at least one customized data classification associated with one or more second policies. The method further includes storing the at least one customized data classification in the data store. The method also includes collecting asset data from at least one of the multiple assets. The method further includes processing the collected asset data according to the one or more second policies associated with the at least one customized data classification.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: James Edward Moorhouse, Andrew Duca, Seth G. Carpenter
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Publication number: 20230230256Abstract: In one embodiment, a vision aided navigation system comprises: at least one image sensor configured to produce image frames of a surrounding environment; a feature extractor configured to extract at least one image feature from a first image frame; a navigation filter configured to output a navigation solution based navigation data from a navigation device and changes in position of the image feature in the images; a feature tracker to receive the image frames and predict a location of the image feature in a subsequent image frame; a dynamic localized parameter adjuster to adjust at least one image parameter of the subsequent image frame; and wherein the feature tracker is configured so that when the image feature cannot be identified in the subsequent image frame within a bounded region around the predicted location, the dynamic localized parameter adjuster adjusts the at least one image parameter within the bounded region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Lee Johnson, Vibhor L Bageshwar, Srivatsan Varadarajan
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Publication number: 20230228860Abstract: A ground map monitor method comprises obtaining positions of communication nodes in a communications network, selecting transmission and reception nodes from the communication nodes, and measuring bistatic signals between the transmission and reception nodes to determine nominal signal performance characteristics for the bistatic signals, including reflected signal time delays, frequency shifts, and power levels. The method further comprises monitoring the bistatic signals for changes to nominal signal performance characteristics. The method uses discriminators between the nominal signal performance characteristics and a current performance level of the bistatic signals, and compares the discriminators against performance thresholds, to determine whether current signal performance characteristics have varied from their nominal levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Vibhor L. Bageshwar, Brian Schipper