Patents by Inventor Brett T. Smith

Brett T. Smith 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).

  • Interferometric synthetic aperture acoustic imager
    Patent number: 11550052
    Abstract: An interferometric synthetic aperture acoustic imager is disclosed. Specifically, an acoustic imaging system includes an acoustic transmitter, an acoustic receiver array, a signal processing system, a navigation data system, and a meteorological data system. The acoustic transmitter and the acoustic receiver array are mounted on transceiver array. The navigation data system includes a Position and Orientation System for Land Vehicles system which receives data from two Global Positioning System antennas, an inertial measurement unit, and a wheel encoder mounted on a vehicle wheel. The system also includes meteorological data system that records temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure. The meteorological data may be used to adjust the received acoustic data based on atmospheric conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
    Inventors: Steven S. Bishop, Timothy R. Moore, Peter M. Gugino, Robert H. Luke, III, Brett T. Smith, Mehrdad Soumekh, Murray S. Korman, Kathryn P. Kirkwood
  • Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Acoustic Imager
    Publication number: 20200124721
    Abstract: An interferometric synthetic aperture acoustic imager is disclosed. Specifically, an acoustic imaging system includes an acoustic transmitter, an acoustic receiver array, a signal processing system, a navigation data system, and a meteorological data system. The acoustic transmitter and the acoustic receiver array are mounted on transceiver array. The navigation data system includes a Position and Orientation System for Land Vehicles system which receives data from two Global Positioning System antennas, an inertial measurement unit, and a wheel encoder mounted on a vehicle wheel. The system also includes meteorological data system that records temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure. The meteorological data may be used to adjust the received acoustic data based on atmospheric conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Steven S. Bishop, Timothy R. Moore, Peter M. Gugino, Robert H. Luke, III, Brett T. Smith, Mehrdad Soumekh, Murray S. Korman, Kathryn P. Kirkwood