Patents by Inventor Brendan H. Robinson

Brendan H. Robinson 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).

  • Auto-alignment system for high precision masted head mirror
    Patent number: 9404792
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an optical sensor system comprises a mast, a mast mirror, a navigation unit, one or more faceted mirrors, and at least two beam-steering mirrors. The mast is elevated from a vehicle. The mast mirror reflects signals either to or from object space along a line of sight. The navigation unit determines a location and attitude of the mast mirror. The one or more faceted mirrors reflect an error sensing beam to reveal a flexure of the mast mirror. The at least two beam-steering mirrors prevent the line of sight for the signals reflected off the mast mirror from walking off the mast mirror by adjusting an angle and translation of the signals reflected off the mast mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Philip T. Shimon, Lacy G. Cook, Brendan H. Robinson
  • Power producing device with control mechanism
    Patent number: 9371739
    Abstract: A power-producing device, such as a ram air turbine, includes a controller that is used to control operation of a turbine of the power-producing device. The controller uses an input based on an airspeed of the aircraft as part of a control mechanism in the controller for controlling the turbine. For example controller may be used to control backpressure of the turbine, for example by controlling the angle of doors of that are used to adjust backpressure of the turbine. The control mechanism may include a PID controller, with the gain of one or more of the values of the PID controller being a function of the airspeed of the aircraft. In addition the control mechanism may include manipulating a setpoint as a function of load on the power-producing device. The power-producing device may be part of a detachable pod that is installed on the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Brendan H Robinson, John K Yook, John H Steele
  • Systems and methods for determining a positional state of an airborne array antenna using distributed accelerometers
    Patent number: 8930047
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a positional state of an airborne array antenna using distributed accelerometers are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Brendan H. Robinson, John H. Steele, II, Clifton Quan, Leo H. Hui
  • AUTO-ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR HIGH PRECISION MASTED HEAD MIRROR
    Publication number: 20150001381
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an optical sensor system comprises a mast, a mast mirror, a navigation unit, one or more faceted mirrors, and at least two beam-steering mirrors. The mast is elevated from a vehicle. The mast mirror reflects signals either to or from object space along a line of sight. The navigation unit determines a location and attitude of the mast mirror. The one or more faceted mirrors reflect an error sensing beam to reveal a flexure of the mast mirror. The at least two beam-steering mirrors prevent the line of sight for the signals reflected off the mast mirror from walking off the mast mirror by adjusting an angle and translation of the signals reflected off the mast mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Philip T. Shimon, Lacy G. Cook, Brendan H. Robinson
  • POWER PRODUCING DEVICE WITH CONTROL MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20140193236
    Abstract: A power-producing device, such as a ram air turbine, includes a controller that is used to control operation of a turbine of the power-producing device. The controller uses an input based on an airspeed of the aircraft as part of a control mechanism in the controller for controlling the turbine. For example controller may be used to control backpressure of the turbine, for example by controlling the angle of doors of that are used to adjust backpressure of the turbine. The control mechanism may include a PID controller, with the gain of one or more of the values of the PID controller being a function of the airspeed of the aircraft. In addition the control mechanism may include manipulating a setpoint as a function of load on the power-producing device. The power-producing device may be part of a detachable pod that is installed on the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Brendan H. Robinson, John K. Yook, John H. Steele
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A POSITIONAL STATE OF AN AIRBORNE ARRAY ANTENNA USING DISTRIBUTED ACCELEROMETERS
    Publication number: 20130009818
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a positional state of an airborne array antenna using distributed accelerometers are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Brendan H. Robinson, John H. Steele, II, Clifton Quan, Leo H. Hui