Patents by Inventor Brain T. Whitehead

Brain T. Whitehead 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).

  • Publication number: 20200027362
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to autonomous airport runway navigation. An example system includes a first sensor and a second sensor coupled to an aircraft at a first location and a second location, respectively, and a computing system configured to receive sensor data from one or both of the first sensor and the second sensor to detect airport markings positioned proximate a runway. The computing system is further configured to identify a centerline of the runway based on the airport markings and receive sensor data from both of the first sensor and the second sensor to determine a lateral displacement that represents a distance between a reference point of the aircraft and the centerline of the runway. The computing system is further configured to control instructions that indicate adjustments for aligning the reference point of the aircraft with the centerline of the runway during subsequent navigation of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Dame, Dragos D. Margineantu, Nick S. Evans, Tyler C. Staudinger, Brian K. Rupnik, Matthew A. Moser, Kevin S. Callahan, Brain T. Whitehead