Patents Assigned to Tomahawk Robotics
  • Publication number: 20240005801
    Abstract: A common command and control architecture (alternatively termed herein as a “universal control architecture”) is disclosed that allows different unmanned systems, including different types of unmanned systems (e.g., air, ground, and/or maritime unmanned systems), to be controlled simultaneously through a common control device (e.g., a controller that can be an input and/or output device). The universal control architecture brings significant efficiency gains in engineering, deployment, training, maintenance, and future upgrades of unmanned systems. In addition, the disclosed common command and control architecture breaks the traditional stovepipe development involving deployment models and thus reducing hardware and software maintenance, creating a streamlined training/proficiency initiative, reducing physical space requirements for transport, and creating a scalable, more connected interoperable approach to control of unmanned systems over existing unmanned systems technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Tomahawk Robotics
    Inventors: Matthew D. SUMMER, William S. BOWMAN, Andrew D. FALENDYSZ, Daniel R. HEDMAN, Brad TRUESDELL, Jeffrey S. COOPER, Michael E. BOWMAN, Sean WAGONER, Kevin MAKOVY
  • Patent number: 11854410
    Abstract: A common command and control architecture (alternatively termed herein as a “universal control architecture”) is disclosed that allows different unmanned systems, including different types of unmanned systems (e.g., air, ground, and/or maritime unmanned systems), to be controlled simultaneously through a common control device (e.g., a controller that can be an input and/or output device). The universal control architecture brings significant efficiency gains in engineering, deployment, training, maintenance, and future upgrades of unmanned systems. In addition, the disclosed common command and control architecture breaks the traditional stovepipe development involving deployment models and thus reducing hardware and software maintenance, creating a streamlined training/proficiency initiative, reducing physical space requirements for transport, and creating a scalable, more connected interoperable approach to control of unmanned systems over existing unmanned systems technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Tomahawk Robotics
    Inventors: Matthew D. Summer, William S. Bowman, Andrew D. Falendysz, Daniel R. Hedman, Brad Truesdell, Jeffrey S Cooper, Michael E. Bowman, Sean Wagoner, Kevin Makovy
  • Publication number: 20230394812
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for hosting and arbitrating algorithms for the generation of structured frames of data from one or more sources of unstructured input frames. A plurality of frames may be received from a recording device and a plurality of object types to be recognized in the plurality of frames may be determined. A determination may be made of multiple machine learning models for recognizing the object types. The frames may be sequentially input into the machine learning models to obtain a plurality of sets of objects from the plurality of machine learning models and object indicators may be received from those machine learning models. A set of composite frames with the plurality of indicators corresponding to the plurality of objects may be generated, and an output stream may be generated including the set of composite frames to be played back in chronological order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Tomahawk Robotics
    Inventors: William S. BOWMAN, Sean WAGONER, Andrew D. FALENDYSZ, Matthew D. SUMMER, Kevin MAKOVY, Jeffrey S. COOPER, Brad TRUESDELL
  • Publication number: 20230333671
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for detecting motion-induced errors received from inertial-type input devices and for generating accurate vehicle control commands that account for operator movement. These methods and systems may determine, using motion data from inertial sensors, whether the hand/arm of the operator is moving in the same motion as the body of the operator, and if both are moving in the same way, these systems and methods may determine that the motion is not intended to be a motion-induced command. However, if the hand/arm of the operator is moving in a different motion from the body of the operator, these methods and systems may determine that the operator intended the motion to be a motion-induced command to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Tomahawk Robotics
    Inventors: Michael E. BOWMAN, William S. BOWMAN, Daniel R. HEDMAN, Matthew D. SUMMER, Andrew D. FALENDYSZ
  • Patent number: 11776247
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for hosting and arbitrating algorithms for the generation of structured frames of data from one or more sources of unstructured input frames. A plurality of frames may be received from a recording device and a plurality of object types to be recognized in the plurality of frames may be determined. A determination may be made of multiple machine learning models for recognizing the object types. The frames may be sequentially input into the machine learning models to obtain a plurality of sets of objects from the plurality of machine learning models and object indicators may be received from those machine learning models. A set of composite frames with the plurality of indicators corresponding to the plurality of objects may be generated, and an output stream may be generated including the set of composite frames to be played back in chronological order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Tomahawk Robotics
    Inventors: William S. Bowman, Sean Wagoner, Andrew D. Falendysz, Matthew D. Summer, Kevin Makovy, Jeffrey S. Cooper, Brad Truesdell
  • Publication number: 20230237802
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for generating composite data streams. A data stream processing system may receive multiple data streams from, for example, multiple unmanned vehicles and determine, based on the type of data within each data stream, a machine learning model for each data stream for processing the type of data. Each machine learning model may receive the frames of a corresponding data stream and output indications and locations of objects within those data streams. The data stream processing system may then generate a composite data stream with indications of the detected objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Tomahawk Robotics
    Inventors: Andrew D. Falendysz, William S. Bowman, Matthew D. Summer, Daniel R. Hedman, Sean Wagoner
  • Patent number: 11675445
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for detecting motion-induced errors received from inertial-type input devices and for generating accurate vehicle control commands that account for operator movement. These methods and systems may determine, using motion data from inertial sensors, whether the hand/arm of the operator is moving in the same motion as the body of the operator, and if both are moving in the same way, these systems and methods may determine that the motion is not intended to be a motion-induced command. However, if the hand/arm of the operator is moving in a different motion from the body of the operator, these methods and systems may determine that the operator intended the motion to be a motion-induced command to a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Tomahawk Robotics
    Inventors: Michael E. Bowman, William S. Bowman, Daniel R. Hedman, Matthew D. Summer, Andrew D. Falendysz, Kevin Makovy, Michael W. Holt