Patents by Inventor Brendan C. Schmiedekamp

Brendan C. Schmiedekamp 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).

  • Polysynchronous constellation design
    Patent number: 9932131
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining orbital parameters for spacecraft are provided. A computing device can receive a first plurality of orbital parameters defining a first orbit by a first spacecraft of a particular object. The first orbit can have a corresponding first ground track over the particular object. The computing device can receive a following time for a second spacecraft. The computing device can determine a second plurality of orbital parameters for a second orbit by the second spacecraft of the particular object based on the first plurality of orbital parameters and the following time. The second orbit can have a corresponding second ground track over the particular object that follows the first ground track. The computing device can generate an output that includes the second plurality of orbital parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John M. (Michael) McVicker, Peterson L. Browning, Robert A. Hawkins, Brendan C. Schmiedekamp, Robert H. Van Nice
  • Polysynchronous Constellation Design
    Publication number: 20170233112
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining orbital parameters for spacecraft are provided. A computing device can receive a first plurality of orbital parameters defining a first orbit by a first spacecraft of a particular object. The first orbit can have a corresponding first ground track over the particular object. The computing device can receive a following time for a second spacecraft. The computing device can determine a second plurality of orbital parameters for a second orbit by the second spacecraft of the particular object based on the first plurality of orbital parameters and the following time. The second orbit can have a corresponding second ground track over the particular object that follows the first ground track. The computing device can generate an output that includes the second plurality of orbital parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: John M. (Michael) McVicker, Peterson L. Browning, Robert A. Hawkins, Brendan C. Schmiedekamp, Robert H. Van Nice