Patents Assigned to Saab AB
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Publication number: 20150009061Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a sensor in a combat aircraft (1) comprising the steps of: a) determining (3) direction and size of a defence zone around the combat aircraft (1) based on a plurality of characteristic parameters of an enemy combat aircraft (2), b) determining (4) direction and size of at least one offence zone around the combat aircraft (1) based on the plurality of characteristic parameters of the enemy combat aircraft (2), and c) controlling (5) the sensor in the combat aircraft (1) according to emission level and detection capacity within at least one of the defence zone and the at least one offence zone. In this way, the sensors are controlled reliably and thus the pilot can act and react mission-oriented.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2012Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: SAAB ABInventors: Anders Lundqvist, Vibeke Kensing
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Publication number: 20140373705Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decision support of a combat object (1) in a combat situation comprising the steps of: a) detecting (3) an enemy object (2) such that a plurality of characteristic parameters of the enemy object (2) is determined, b) calculating (4) at least one quality factor for at least one combat sensor of the combat object (1), wherein each quality factor is adapted for indicating identification ability of a combat sensor, and calculating (4) at least one signature factor for at least one enemy sensor of the enemy object (2) based on a predetermined model, wherein each signature factor is adapted for indicating identification ability of an enemy sensor, c) allocating (5) each quality factor calculated in the previous step b) to each combat sensor and allocating (5) each signature factor calculated in the previous step b) to each enemy sensor, and d) controlling (6) each combat sensor against the enemy object (2) based on the result of the previous step c).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2011Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: SAAB ABInventors: Anders Lundqvist, Vibeke Kensing
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Patent number: 8917289Abstract: A mobile device, a method in a mobile device, a server and a method in a server for augmented reality.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2010Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: SAAB ABInventors: Niclas Fock, Gert Johansson, Anders {dot over (A)}ström
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Patent number: 8916252Abstract: A structural composite part made of pre-impregnated fiber plies. The edges of two adjacent fiber plies are connected via a longitudinal composite joint made structural by a nanostructure arranged within the composite joint. A method of producing a structural composite part made of pre-impregnated fiber plies. The edges of two adjacent fiber plies are connected via a longitudinal composite joint made structural by a nanostructure and an aircraft structure comprising such structural composite parts.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2009Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: SAAB ABInventors: Per Hallander, Mikael Petersson, Bjorn Weidmann, Tommy Grankäll, Göte Strindberg, Pontus Nordin, Rustan Önnefors
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Publication number: 20140370466Abstract: The present invention describes a weapon firing simulator comprising a laser transmitter arranged to emit a light beam triggered by a simulated firing, wherein the laser transmitter has sweeping means arranged for sweeping the emitted light beam typically around the simulated projectile or missile, the laser transmitter has modifying means arranged for modifying the emitted light beam to contain information, for transmission of a simulated engagement coordinate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2011Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: SAAB ABInventor: Alf Axerud
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Patent number: 8905720Abstract: An arrangement for monitoring a supply within a platform. A sensor is arranged to generate sample values relating to a fluid characteristic variable, wherein the fluid is fed by the supply within the platform. A processor is arranged to receive a plurality of sample values from the sensor. The processor, is arranged to generate an absolute value of a difference between each of the received plurality of sample values and a subsequent associated sample value, wherein the received sample values are generated during a predetermined time period. The processor is arranged to determine an indication number corresponding to the number of the generated absolute values which are greater than a predetermined threshold value. The sample collecting process is only active when a criterion comprising a stable pump in a no load condition and all hydraulic consumers are in a resting position or close to a resting position is fulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: SAAB ABInventors: Jüri Almå, Magnus Landberg, Mats Kristoffersson
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Patent number: 8909031Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of digital media recording such as video or audio, where compression is used to reduce the amount of data to save onto a data storage. In particular the invention relates to recording media, wherein the memory area required to store the media is unknown. The invention discloses a method for recording digital streamed media with a number of media frames in a memory by encoding each media frame into an encoded frame comprising a first number of quality layers, such as the quality layers in JPEG2000. The invention further relates to detecting if the data storage is full and if the data storage is full, storing new frames in the data storage previously occupied by the quality layer representing the highest resolution of the previously stored encoded frames. The invention also relates to a corresponding media recorder and computer program.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Saab ABInventors: Henrik Dikvall, Per Cronvall
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Patent number: 8909394Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decision support of a first combat aircraft (1) in a combat situation comprising the steps of: a) detecting (3) a second combat aircraft (2), wherein the second combat aircraft (2) is different from the first combat aircraft (1), b) analyzing (4) the second combat aircraft (2) to determine its type, its sensor capacity and its total weapons capacity, and c) recording (5) the sensor capacity and the total weapons capacity of the second combat aircraft (2) to determine a first geographic zone adapted for defining the detection limit of the second combat aircraft (2) and a second geographic zone adapted for defining a shoot-down limit of the second combat aircraft (2), respectively, wherein the first and the second geographic zone are adapted for decision support of the first combat aircraft (1) in the combat situation with the second combat aircraft (2).Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: SAAB ABInventors: Anders Lundqvist, Vibeke Kensing
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Patent number: 8888490Abstract: A wireless target system unit for a weapon effect simulation system. A radio transmitter and receiver communicates with a control system. A laser receiver is arranged for receiving laser light from an attacking system. The wireless target system unit includes two retro-reflecting prisms arranged to retro-reflect an incident laser light from an attacking system. Each reflecting center of the retro-reflecting prisms and a sensor center of the laser receiver are mounted such that they form an isosceles triangle. The distance between the reflecting center of each retro-reflecting prism and the sensor center of the laser receiver are equal.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Saab ABInventor: Per Cederwall
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Patent number: 8885924Abstract: A three dimensional model method based on combination of ground based images and images taken from above. An existing 3D model based on images taken from above is matched with images taken from ground level. All images including information about position and attitudes of the camera when the images from ground level and the images taken from above were taken and direction of each pixel. The method offers an automatically carried out imaging solving or at least mitigating occlusion problems.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: SAAB ABInventors: Leif Haglund, Johan Borg, Ingemar Andersson, Folke Isaksson
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Patent number: 8876533Abstract: An evaluation system for shooting training. The evaluation system is arranged to determine from which shooter fired ammunition detected by a target system originates. The evaluation system includes a receiver unit arranged to receive shooter messages from a plurality of weapon systems and to receive a target message from the target system. Each shooter message includes time marked firing information and first pairing information related to a weapon of the weapon system. Each target message includes time marked hit/miss information and second pairing information related to a target of the target system. The evaluation system further includes a processing unit arranged to pair the target with one associated weapon based on the target message and each respective shooter message. Also, a method for determining from where ammunition detected at a target was fired.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: SAAB ABInventor: Alf Axerud
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Patent number: 8871126Abstract: A method for producing an object of composite material comprising the steps of: placing one or several prepregs on a plane surface, forming a fiber stack; lifting over the fiber stack to a molding tool; downforming the fiber stack; curing the downformed fiber stack; where the method also comprises the step of: orienting the fiber directions so that all fibers, when the fiber stack is lifted over to the molding tool, will cross an edge of the molding tool only once.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Saab ABInventors: Max Krogager, Mikael Petersson, Björn Weidmann, Ingemar Turesson, Anders Westerdahl, Jan Vaara
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Publication number: 20140314307Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method for analyzing images generated from at least one imaging system on at least one satellite. The method comprises providing at least three images of an area of interest from the at least one imaging system, the provided images being provided from at least three different angles, establishing point correspondence between the provided images, generating at least two sets of three-dimensional information based on the provided images, wherein the at least two sets of three-dimensional information are generated based on at least two different combinations of at least two of the at least three provided images of the area of interest, and comparing the at least two sets of three-dimensional information so as to determine discrepancies and providing information related to the imaging system and/or errors in the images based on the determined discrepancies. Associated systems, computer programs, and computer program products are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: SAAB ABInventors: Johan Bejeryd, Johan Borg, Folke Isaksson, Leif Haglund, Per Carlbom, Ola Nygren, Ingmar Andersson
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Publication number: 20140291442Abstract: The present invention regards an aerial vehicle harpoon device for securing an aerial vehicle (31, 55) to a grid (9) of a landing site, the aerial vehicle (31, 55) comprises an undercarriage (11) having a supporting surface (13) for supporting the aerial vehicle (31, 55) when being in contact with the ground (15), the harpoon device (1) further comprises a securing element (4) arranged adjacent the supporting surface (13). The harpoon device (1) further comprises a resilient actuating device (23) which is adapted to extend the securing element (4) beyond the supporting surface (13) in an unloaded state, and which in a loaded state is compressed by the weight of the aerial vehicle (31, 55) when contacting the ground (15) so that the securing element (4) retracts and the supporting surface (13) contacts the ground (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: SAAB ABInventors: Emil Låks, Gustaf Losand
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Publication number: 20140284431Abstract: The present invention regards an aircraft structure comprising an aerodynamic composite shell (7), the interior face (9) of which in whole or in part is bonded with at least one two- or three-dimensional structural composite part (11) by means of a bonding material (15). It also regards a method of manufacture of the aircraft structure. The bonding material (15) comprises a non-structural fiber reinforced resin system, wherein at least one portion of the bonding material, which portion spatially corresponds with an interior face filling volume (21), is thicker than other portions of the bonding material (15), due to settlement of resin of the non-structural fiber reinforced resin system in said interior face filling volume (21) during the viscous phase of the curing of the non-structural fiber reinforced resin system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SAAB ABInventors: Tommy Grankaell, Per Hallander, Mikael Petersson, Bjoern Weidmann
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Publication number: 20140288907Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decision support of a first combat aircraft in a duel situation with a second combat aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SAAB ABInventors: Anders Lundqvist, Vibeke Kensing
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Patent number: 8840828Abstract: An apparatus and a method of conforming a blank onto forming surface sections of a forming tool by drawing a first vacuum against an elastic forming medium for transmitting forming forces from the elastic forming medium to the blank. The elastic forming medium is evacuated with the first vacuum for allowing the elastic forming medium to stretch and conform the blank to the forming surface sections. The elastic forming medium includes at least one void. A second vacuum is applied to the void for achieving a stiffened section of the elastic forming medium corresponding with the location of the void and corresponding with, when the elastic forming medium after the completion lies against the forming tool having the blank in between, a forming surface section of the forming tool where the blank requires a forming force being larger than that of surrounding sections of the elastic forming medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Saab ABInventors: Per Hallander, Mikael Petersson
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Publication number: 20140278048Abstract: A method for calculating a Time To Go value between a vehicle and an intruding object. First and second images of the object are retrieved at first and second points of time. A scaling factor is selected and the second image scaled with the scale factor. The scaled image is resampled to a set position. Correlation values are calculated between the first image and the resampled scaled image for different horizontal displacements and/or different vertical displacements for the resampled scaled image. A maximum correlation value is found based on the correlation values. Selecting the scaling factor, resampling, calculating the correlation values, and finding the maximum correlation values are repeated a second predetermined number of times. A largest maximum correlation value is found among the maximum correlation values and the scale factor associated with the largest maximum correlation value. The Time To Go is calculated based on the associated scale factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SAAB ABInventor: Jimmy Jonsson
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Publication number: 20140277852Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decision support of a first combat aircraft (1) in a combat situation comprising the steps of: a) detecting (3) a second combat aircraft (2), wherein the second combat aircraft (2) is different from the first combat aircraft (1), b) analyzing (4) the second combat aircraft (2) to determine its type, its sensor capacity and its total weapons capacity, and c) recording (5) the sensor capacity and the total weapons capacity of the second combat aircraft (2) to determine a first geographic zone adapted for defining the detection limit of the second combat aircraft (2) and a second geographic zone adapted for defining a shoot-down limit of the second combat aircraft (2), respectively, wherein the first and the second geographic zone are adapted for decision support of the first combat aircraft (1) in the combat situation with the second combat aircraft (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SAAB ABInventors: Anders Lundqvist, Vibeke Kensing
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Publication number: 20140249745Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the location of a firer, furthermore a system and method for route planning (700). The system is arranged to be mounted on a moving object. The system comprises a position module (702), a firer location estimation module (704) and a route planning module (705). The position module (702) is arranged register the present position of the moving object at request and to determine the travel path of the moving object during a predetermined time period preceding the request, wherein the present position represents a target position for firing. The firer location method and the estimation module (704) is arranged to estimate the location of a firer based on the registered position and the determined travel path and based on map data (701) comprising 3D geographical coordinates data. The route planning module (705) arranged to plan a route of the object based on the determined location of the firer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: SAAB ABInventors: Magnus Brege, Ingmar Andersson