Patents by Inventor Brian D. Pautler

Brian D. Pautler 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: 10429151
    Abstract: Upon loss of a valid track of a remotely-sensed command guided vehicle, a delta actuator command including an orthogonal component orthogonal to the straight-line path is generated as a next sample of a time-based alternating signal. The time-based delta actuator command is added to the nominal actuator command, which is “held” upon loss of valid track, to maneuver the vehicle in first and second orthogonal directions back and forth across the straight-line path to increase an area of vehicle motion relative to the tracker's FOV. This increases the likelihood of recapture of the vehicle given vehicle motion after track is broken. The penalty is a reduction in energy efficiency. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished without modification to guidance system hardware or the existing tracking valid or invalid guidance algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Brian D. Pautler
  • Patent number: 10256836
    Abstract: A resolver to digital converter is provided and includes first and second inputs to receive signals from a resolver and an output to provide an estimated angle of a rotor. The sine component signal is multiplied by the cosine of the estimated angle and the cosine component signal is multiplied by the sine of the estimated angle, and a difference between them is calculated to provide an error measurement. The estimated angle is updated by the error measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Marcos Bird, Brian D. Pautler
  • Publication number: 20180356189
    Abstract: Upon loss of a valid track of a remotely-sensed command guided vehicle, a delta actuator command including an orthogonal component orthogonal to the straight-line path is generated as a next sample of a time-based alternating signal. The time-based delta actuator command is added to the nominal actuator command, which is “held” upon loss of valid track, to maneuver the vehicle in first and second orthogonal directions back and forth across the straight-line path to increase an area of vehicle motion relative to the tracker's FOV. This increases the likelihood of recapture of the vehicle given vehicle motion after track is broken. The penalty is a reduction in energy efficiency. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished without modification to guidance system hardware or the existing tracking valid or invalid guidance algorithms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventor: Brian D. Pautler
  • Publication number: 20180316362
    Abstract: A resolver to digital converter is provided and includes first and second inputs to receive signals from a resolver and an output to provide an estimated angle of a rotor. The sine component signal is multiplied by the cosine of the estimated angle and the cosine component signal is multiplied by the sine of the estimated angle, and a difference between them is calculated to provide an error measurement. The estimated angle is updated by the error measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Marcos Bird, Brian D. Pautler
  • Publication number: 20180205391
    Abstract: A resolver to digital converter is provided and includes first and second inputs to receive signals from a resolver and an output to provide an estimated angle of a rotor. The sine component signal is multiplied by the cosine of the estimated angle and the cosine component signal is multiplied by the sine of the estimated angle, and a difference between them is calculated to provide an error measurement. The estimated angle is updated by the error measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Marcos Bird, Brian D. Pautler
  • Patent number: 10027344
    Abstract: A resolver to digital converter is provided and includes first and second inputs to receive signals from a resolver and an output to provide an estimated angle of a rotor. The sine component signal is multiplied by the cosine of the estimated angle and the cosine component signal is multiplied by the sine of the estimated angle, and a difference between them is calculated to provide an error measurement. The estimated angle is updated by the error measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Marcos Bird, Brian D. Pautler
  • Publication number: 20150233858
    Abstract: A reinforced plastic composite structure includes multiple layers, with at least one layer including an electrically-conductive element incorporated in a fabric substrate. A fabric substrate with an electrically-conductive element can be referred to as an e-textile. The electrically-conductive element of the electrically-conductive fabric layer is connected to a controller for analysis of the fabric's changing electrical properties over time as a way to identify and prevent failure of the composite structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Julie N. Strickland, Brian D. Pautler