Patents Assigned to Swift Navigation, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20250130332
    Abstract: A system or method for determining a satellite observation for a virtual reference station can include: determining a virtual reference station location, receiving a set of satellite observations at a reference station located at a reference station location, determining a first GNSS correction for the virtual reference station location and a second GNSS correction for the reference station location, and determining the satellite observation for the virtual reference station by combining the set of satellite observations, the first GNSS correction, and the second GNSS correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Cole, Fergus MacPherson Noble, James Tidd, Sébastien Carcanague
  • Patent number: 12216211
    Abstract: A system or method for determining a satellite observation for a virtual reference station can include: determining a virtual reference station location, receiving a set of satellite observations at a reference station located at a reference station location, determining a first GNSS correction for the virtual reference station location and a second GNSS correction for the reference station location, and determining the satellite observation for the virtual reference station by combining the set of satellite observations, the first GNSS correction, and the second GNSS correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Mark Cole, Fergus MacPherson Noble, James Tidd, Sébastien Carcanague
  • Publication number: 20240418870
    Abstract: A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sébastien Carcanague, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Patent number: 12164041
    Abstract: A system for generating satellite positioning corrections includes a global correction module that generates a set of global pre-corrections based on modeling of global positioning error, a set of local correction modules that, for each local correction module of the set, takes input from a unique reference source and generates a set of local pre-corrections based on modeling of local positioning error; and a correction generator that generates a positioning correction from the set of global pre-corrections and the sets of local pre-corrections to correct a position of the mobile receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Fergus Noble, Anthony Cole
  • Publication number: 20240402361
    Abstract: A method or system can include or be configured to receive a set of satellite observations, receiving sensor data, determining a position estimate and associated positioning error for a rover based on the set of satellite observations and the sensor data, determine a protection level associated with the position estimate based on a set of potential faults, and optionally provide an alert when the positioning error exceeds the protection level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Philippe Brocard
  • Publication number: 20240353577
    Abstract: A method can include receiving a set of satellite signals, refining the set of satellite signals to generate a refined set of satellite signals, determining a satellite solution for each satellite associated with a satellite signal in the refined set of satellite signals, applying an a-priori correction to the satellite signals, determining a set of time differenced satellite signals between the satellite signals from a current epoch and a previous epoch; and determining the positioning solution of the rover using a fusion engine that processes the differenced satellite signals and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Joseph Angelo, Sebastien Carcanague
  • Patent number: 12105211
    Abstract: A system for estimating a receiver position with high integrity can include a reference station observation monitor configured to: receive a set of reference station observations associated with a set of reference stations, detect a predetermined event, and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a modeling engine configured to generate corrections; a reliability engine configured to validate the corrections; an observation monitor configured to: receive a set of satellite observations from a set of global navigation satellites corresponding to at least one satellite constellation; detect a predetermined event; and mitigate an effect of the predetermined event; a carrier phase determination module configured to determine a carrier phase ambiguity of the set of satellite observations; and a position filter configured to estimate a position of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastien Carcanague, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Publication number: 20240302534
    Abstract: A method can include and/or a system can be configured for determining satellite positioning corrections, generating a satellite positioning corrections message to transmit the satellite positioning corrections to an endpoint. The method can optionally include and/or the system can optionally be configured for establishing or determining a chain-of-trust, validating the satellite positioning corrections (e.g., at the endpoint), and/or determining a positioning solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Mobarak, Jane Perera
  • Patent number: 12085654
    Abstract: A method or system can include or be configured to receive a set of satellite observations, receiving sensor data, determining a position estimate and associated positioning error for a rover based on the set of satellite observations and the sensor data, determine a protection level associated with the position estimate based on a set of potential faults, and optionally provide an alert when the positioning error exceeds the protection level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Philippe Brocard
  • Publication number: 20240288590
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a receiver position can include determining a receiver position based on a set of satellite observations, determining the receiver position based on sensor measurements, determining a satellite observation discontinuity; based on the satellite observation discontinuity, determining a second receiver position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation, Inc
    Inventors: Fergus MacPherson Noble, Sebastien Carcanague, Paul Grgich
  • Patent number: 12055644
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a receiver position can include determining a receiver position based on a set of satellite observations, determining the receiver position based on sensor measurements, determining a satellite observation discontinuity; based on the satellite observation discontinuity, determining a second receiver position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc
    Inventors: Fergus MacPherson Noble, Sebastien Carcanague, Paul Grgich
  • Patent number: 12019163
    Abstract: A method can include and/or a system can be configured for determining satellite positioning corrections, generating a satellite positioning corrections message to transmit the satellite positioning corrections to an endpoint. The method can optionally include and/or the system can optionally be configured for establishing or determining a chain-of-trust, validating the satellite positioning corrections (e.g., at the endpoint), and/or determining a positioning solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Mobarak, Jane Perera
  • Publication number: 20240201392
    Abstract: A method can include, or a system can be configured to perform the steps of, receiving satellite signals, determining a monitor condition, determining a monitor performance, determining a residual error magnitude, fitting the residual error magnitude, and determining a positioning solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Brocard, Damien Theureau, Jan Bolting, Isak Tjernberg, Sébastien Carcanague
  • Patent number: 12013468
    Abstract: A system can include (and/or receive data from) one or more data sources (e.g., satellites, reference stations, etc.), a computing system (e.g., a corrections generator thereof), a GNSS receiver, one or more sensors, and/or any suitable component(s). A method can include receiving satellite observations at a first signal frequency, determining GNSS corrections for a second signal frequency, determining a GNSS receiver position based on the GNSS corrections, and/or any suitable step(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan Smolyakov, Sébastien Carcanague, Joseph Angelo
  • Patent number: 12013472
    Abstract: A method can include receiving sensor data, receiving satellite observations, determining a positioning solution (e.g., PVT solution, PVA solution, kinematic parameters, etc.) based on the sensor data and the satellite observations. A system can include a sensor, a GNSS receiver, and a processor configured to determine a positioning solution based on readings from the sensor and the GNSS receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Guillaume Decerprit, Richard Deurloo, Sebastien Carcanague, Joseph Angelo
  • Publication number: 20240142637
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a set of GNSS corrections using a GNSS corrections model comprising a Gaussian process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Thomas Kleeman, Seth Toplosky
  • Publication number: 20240094415
    Abstract: An system and/or method for detecting outliers in satellite observations can include: receiving satellite observations associated with one or more satellite constellations; receiving sensor data; determining a GNSS positioning solution using a filter to process the satellite observations; determining a fused positioning solution; detecting whether outliers are present in the satellite observations; and when outliers are detected, updating the GNSS positioning solution and/or the fused positioning solution using a set of outlier mitigated satellite observations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Angelo, Christian Reimer, Sébastien Carcanague
  • Patent number: 11906640
    Abstract: A method can include receiving a set of satellite signals, refining the set of satellite signals to generate a refined set of satellite signals, determining a satellite solution for each satellite associated with a satellite signal in the refined set of satellite signals, applying an a-priori correction to the satellite signals, determining a set of time differenced satellite signals between the satellite signals from a current epoch and a previous epoch; and determining the positioning solution of the rover using a fusion engine that processes the differenced satellite signals and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Joseph Angelo, Sebastien Carcanague
  • Patent number: 11867823
    Abstract: A system or method for generating GNSS corrections can include receiving satellite observations associated with a set of satellites at a reference station, determining atmospheric corrections valid within a geographical area; wherein geographical areas associated with different atmospheric corrections can be overlapping, and wherein the atmospheric corrections can be provided to a GNSS receiver when the locality of the GNSS receiver is within a transmission region of the geographical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Lipeles Segal, Mark Fine, Joseph Angelo, Leith Bade, Fergus MacPherson Noble
  • Patent number: 11860287
    Abstract: An system and/or method for detecting outliers in satellite observations can include: receiving satellite observations associated with one or more satellite constellations; receiving sensor data; determining a GNSS positioning solution using a filter to process the satellite observations; determining a fused positioning solution; detecting whether outliers are present in the satellite observations; and when outliers are detected, updating the GNSS positioning solution and/or the fused positioning solution using a set of outlier mitigated satellite observations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Angelo, Christian Reimer, Sébastien Carcanague