Patents Assigned to RHOMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20240092485
    Abstract: A method for enhancing movement or autonomy, including movement or flight of vehicles or flight vehicles in communication and or GPS degraded and or denied and or non-optimal environments is presented, where 3D area maps and or area maps may be employed, and 3D area maps and or area maps employed may include embedded position, location or GPS date, where the location or GPS data may be used in the present invention to determine vehicle location through image recognition, and using the GPS coordinates or location from the 3D area map of the image recognized, or measuring distance to other know aspects of a 3D area map in the real world, and context or system level information may also be used to estimate obstacle shapes and optimal routes in a potential route of travel or for understanding an area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: RHOMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Youmans, Thomas Bradford Doermer Callen
  • Patent number: 11866167
    Abstract: A method for enhancing movement or autonomy, including movement or flight of vehicles or flight vehicles in communication and or GPS degraded and or denied and or non-optimal environments is presented, where 3D area maps and or area maps may be employed, and 3D area maps and or area maps employed may include embedded position, location or GPS date, where the location or GPS data may be used in the present invention to determine vehicle location through image recognition, and using the GPS coordinates or location from the 3D area map of the image recognized, or measuring distance to other know aspects of a 3D area map in the real world, and context or system level information may also be used to estimate obstacle shapes and optimal routes in a potential route of travel or for understanding an area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: RHOMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Youmans, Thomas Bradford Doermer Callen
  • Patent number: 11586226
    Abstract: A flight vehicle control and stabilization process detects and measures an orientation of a non-fixed portion relative to a fixed frame or portion of a flight vehicle, following a perturbation in the non-fixed portion from one or both of tilt and rotation thereof. A pilot or rider tilts or rotates the non-fixed portion, or both, to intentionally adjust the orientation and effect a change in the flight vehicle's direction. The flight vehicle control and stabilization process calculates a directional adjustment of the rest of the flight vehicle from this perturbation and induces the fixed portion to re-orient itself with the non-fixed portion to effect control and stability of the flight vehicle. The flight vehicle control and stabilization process also detects changes in speed and altitude, and includes stabilization components to adjust flight vehicle operation from unintentional payload movement on the non-fixed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: RHOMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Thomas A. Youmans