Patents Assigned to URSA SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.
  • Publication number: 20230005218
    Abstract: Systems and methods for satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) artifact suppression for enhanced three-dimensional feature extraction, change detection, and/or visualizations are described. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for suppressing artifacts from complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for creating a photo-realistic 3D model of a scene based on complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for identifying three-dimensional (3D) features and changes in SAR imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Ursa Space Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Pennings, Justyna Weronika Kosianka, Daniela Irina Moody
  • Patent number: 11461964
    Abstract: Systems and methods for satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) artifact suppression for enhanced three-dimensional feature extraction, change detection, and/or visualizations are described. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for suppressing artifacts from complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for creating a photo-realistic 3D model of a scene based on complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for identifying three-dimensional (3D) features and changes in SAR imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ursa Space Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Pennings, Justyna Weronika Kosianka, Daniela Irina Moody
  • Patent number: 11210568
    Abstract: In some aspects, there is provided a method for determining a rotational orientation of an object in an image. The image depicts the object in a scene. The method includes providing images depicting the object in the scene to a trained statistical model. The images depict the scene of the image at different rotation angles. A rotation angle of a respective image corresponds to a potential rotational orientation of the object depicted in the respective image. The method further includes, in response to the providing, receiving, for each image, a confidence score indicating a likelihood generated by the trained statistical model that the object is at the potential rotational orientation corresponding to the rotation angle of the respective image. The method further includes determining the rotational orientation of the object in the image based at least in part on an analysis of the confidence scores and respective potential rotational orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ursa Space Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Poppy Gene Immel, Daniela Irina Moody, Meera Ann Desai
  • Publication number: 20210343076
    Abstract: Systems and methods for satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) artifact suppression for enhanced three-dimensional feature extraction, change detection, and/or visualizations are described. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for suppressing artifacts from complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for creating a photo-realistic 3D model of a scene based on complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for identifying three-dimensional (3D) features and changes in SAR imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Ursa Space Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Pennings, Justyna Weronika Kosianka, Daniela Irina Moody
  • Patent number: 11094114
    Abstract: Systems and methods for satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) artifact suppression for enhanced three-dimensional feature extraction, change detection, and/or visualizations are described. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for suppressing artifacts from complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for creating a photo-realistic 3D model of a scene based on complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for identifying three-dimensional (3D) features and changes in SAR imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Ursa Space Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Pennings, Justyna Weronika Kosianka, Daniela Irina Moody
  • Publication number: 20200302247
    Abstract: In some aspects, there is provided a method for determining a rotational orientation of an object in an image. The image depicts the object in a scene. The method includes providing images depicting the object in the scene to a trained statistical model. The images depict the scene of the image at different rotation angles. A rotation angle of a respective image corresponds to a potential rotational orientation of the object depicted in the respective image. The method further includes, in response to the providing, receiving, for each image, a confidence score indicating a likelihood generated by the trained statistical model that the object is at the potential rotational orientation corresponding to the rotation angle of the respective image. The method further includes determining the rotational orientation of the object in the image based at least in part on an analysis of the confidence scores and respective potential rotational orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Ursa Space Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Poppy Gene Immel, Daniela Irina Moody, Meera Ann Desai
  • Publication number: 20200258296
    Abstract: Systems and methods for satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) artifact suppression for enhanced three-dimensional feature extraction, change detection, and/or visualizations are described. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for suppressing artifacts from complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for creating a photo-realistic 3D model of a scene based on complex SAR data associated with a scene. In some aspects, the described systems and methods include a method for identifying three-dimensional (3D) features and changes in SAR imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Ursa Space Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Pennings, Justyna Weronika Kosianka, Daniela Irina Moody
  • Patent number: 10670710
    Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure provide high efficiency synthetic aperture radar satellite designs that achieve higher power efficiency and higher antenna aperture size to satellite mass ratios than the current state of the art. In various embodiments, a high efficiency synthetic aperture radar satellite includes a satellite bus and a parabolic reflector antenna coupled to the satellite bus. The satellite system may further include a traveling wave tube amplifier configured to drive the parabolic reflector antenna, and a body-mounted steering system configured to mechanically steer the satellite system to direct the parabolic reflector antenna. The satellite system may further include a processor configured to combine the pulse reflections and generate image data representing the region of interest, in which the image data is effectively obtained with a synthetic aperture greater than the actual antenna aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: URSA SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Derek Edinger, Evan Kurtz, Hailee Hettrick