Patents by Inventor Bochan Lee

Bochan Lee 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).

  • Patent number: 12269586
    Abstract: A hover-capable aircraft includes a body including a tubular strut, a first rotor assembly rotatably coupled to the body and positioned about the strut, wherein the first rotor assembly includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced blades, a first actuation assembly including a first plurality of electronically controlled actuators coupled to a first swashplate and configured to control the movement of the first swashplate relative to the body, and a control system coupled to the body and configured to control the first plurality of actuators, wherein the control system includes a cable extending through a passage formed in the tubular strut and in signal communication with the first plurality of actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Moble Benedict, David Coleman, Atanu Halder, Bochan Lee, Andrew Riha, Farid Saemi, Carl Runco, Vishaal Subramanian, Eric Greenwood, Vinod Lakshminarayan
  • Publication number: 20240425197
    Abstract: An autonomous landing system includes a vertical landing aircraft, a visual cue coupled to an offshore landing platform and including a visual indicator located that extends vertically across a horizon and is maintained parallel with the horizon, and an autonomous control system configured to control a position of the aircraft with respect to the visual indicator to maneuver the aircraft into a hovering, predefined landing position above the offshore landing platform, and control the position of the aircraft with respect to the visual indicator to cause the aircraft to descend from the landing position and land on the offshore landing platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Bochan Lee, Moble Benedict
  • Patent number: 12110129
    Abstract: An autonomous landing system for vertical landing aircraft includes a vertical landing aircraft including a powertrain and an onboard camera, a motion-stabilized visual cue including a visual indicator, wherein the visual cue is configured to maintain a fixed orientation of the visual indicator with respect to a horizon, and an autonomous control system configured to control a position of the aircraft with respect to the visual indicator of the visual cue based on image data captured by the onboard camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Bochan Lee, Moble Benedict
  • Publication number: 20220017235
    Abstract: An autonomous landing system for vertical landing aircraft includes a vertical landing aircraft including a powertrain and an onboard camera, a motion-stabilized visual cue including a visual indicator, wherein the visual cue is configured to maintain a fixed orientation of the visual indicator with respect to a horizon, and an autonomous control system configured to control a position of the aircraft with respect to the visual indicator of the visual cue based on image data captured by the onboard camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Bochan Lee, Moble Benedict
  • Publication number: 20210253232
    Abstract: A hover-capable aircraft includes a body including a tubular strut, a first rotor assembly rotatably coupled to the body and positioned about the strut, wherein the first rotor assembly includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced blades, a first actuation assembly including a first plurality of electronically controlled actuators coupled to a first swashplate and configured to control the movement of the first swashplate relative to the body, and a control system coupled to the body and configured to control the first plurality of actuators, wherein the control system includes a cable extending through a passage formed in the tubular strut and in signal communication with the first plurality of actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Moble Benedict, David Coleman, Atanu Halder, Bochan Lee, Andrew Riha, Farid Saemi, Carl Runco, Vishaal Subramanian, Eric Greenwood, Vinod Lakshminarayan