Patents by Inventor Arthur J. Wroble

Arthur J. Wroble 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).

  • Weapon stabilization system
    Patent number: 5520085
    Abstract: A weapon stabilization system for an unbalanced gun tube pivotally mounted on a tank turret or other movable platform is disclosed. The system includes a muzzle position controller which accounts for flexion of the gun tube and which comprises a muzzle reference sensor and a muzzle deflection feedback circuit. The muzzle reference sensor provides a signal indicative of deflections of the gun tube. The muzzle deflection feedback circuit is responsive to this signal to adjust the position of the gun tube in a manner that accounts for the deflections of the gun tube. The gun tube is positioned using a hydraulic actuator with pressure feedback to the stabilization system. The system includes a feedforward controller to compensate for the positive pressure feedback due to dynamic external accelerations acting on the unbalanced gun tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Cadillac Gage Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Ng, Arthur J. Wroble
  • Weapon stabilization system
    Patent number: 5413028
    Abstract: A weapon stabilization system for an unbalanced gun tube pivotally mounted on a tank turret or other movable platform is disclosed. The system includes a muzzle position controller which accounts for flexion of the gun tube and which comprises a muzzle reference sensor and a muzzle deflection feedback circuit. The muzzle reference sensor provides a signal indicative of deflections of the gun tube. The muzzle deflection feedback circuit is responsive to this signal to adjust the position of the gun tube in a manner that accounts for the deflections of the gun tube. The gun tube is positioned using a hydraulic actuator with pressure feedback to the stabilization system. The system includes a feedforward controller to compensate for the positive pressure feedback due to dynamic external accelerations acting on the unbalanced gun tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Cadillac Gage Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Ng, Arthur J. Wroble
  • Remote control system
    Patent number: 4501188
    Abstract: A vehicle mounted weapons control system has forward feed provided by a stepping motor drive system under the control of an analog controller without feedback from the weapons system. The controller includes a ballistic computer to produce outputs of train and elevation rates and stabilization means that includes means to modify the aforesaid rates to counteract vehicle disturbances and means to provide stabilization train and elevation rate signals which combine with the ballistic computer outputs to produce analog signals for use in controlling the rate of pulses generated in the stepping motor drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1985
    Assignee: Ex-Cell-O Corporation
    Inventor: Arthur J. Wroble