Patents by Inventor Aaron S. Stonely

Aaron S. Stonely has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Atmospheric jitter correction and target tracking using single imaging sensor in high-energy laser systems
    Patent number: 11513227
    Abstract: A system includes a target illumination laser (TIL) configured to generate a TIL beam that illuminates a target and a beacon illumination laser (BIL) configured to generate a BIL beam that creates a spot on the target. The system also includes an imaging sensor configured to capture both (i) first images of the target containing reflected TIL energy from the TIL beam without reflected BIL energy from the BIL beam and (ii) second images of the target containing reflected TIL energy from the TIL beam and reflected BIL energy from the BIL beam. The system further includes at least one controller configured to perform target tracking using the first images and boresight error compensation using the second images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Dennis C. Braunreiter, Aaron S. Stonely, Daniel T. Young
  • ATMOSPHERIC JITTER CORRECTION AND TARGET TRACKING USING SINGLE IMAGING SENSOR IN HIGH-ENERGY LASER SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210103056
    Abstract: A system includes a target illumination laser (TIL) configured to generate a TIL beam that illuminates a target and a beacon illumination laser (BIL) configured to generate a BIL beam that creates a spot on the target. The system also includes an imaging sensor configured to capture both (i) first images of the target containing reflected TIL energy from the TIL beam without reflected BIL energy from the BIL beam and (ii) second images of the target containing reflected TIL energy from the TIL beam and reflected BIL energy from the BIL beam. The system further includes at least one controller configured to perform target tracking using the first images and boresight error compensation using the second images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Dennis C. Braunreiter, Aaron S. Stonely, Daniel T. Young