Patents by Inventor Cornelius J. Dennehy

Cornelius J. Dennehy 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).

  • Miniature attitude sensing suite
    Patent number: 6577929
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of and apparatus for determining the inertial attitude of an aerospace vehicle. In one embodiment, the invention provides a rotational astronomical object-sighting concept to determine the inertial attitude of an axis of the aerospace vehicle without the star identification or dragback. In another embodiment, the invention provides an attitude measurement apparatus comprising a high sensitivity optical sensor and a low power inertial sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Johnson, Howard Musoff, Darryl G. Sargent, Jerold P. Gilmore, Cornelius J. Dennehy
  • Miniature attitude sensing suite
    Publication number: 20030023355
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of and apparatus for determining the inertial attitude of an aerospace vehicle. In one embodiment, the invention provides a rotational astronomical object-sighting concept to determine the inertial attitude of an axis of the aerospace vehicle without the star identification or dragback. In another embodiment, the invention provides an attitude measurement apparatus comprising a high sensitivity optical sensor and a low power inertial sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: William M. Johnson, Howard Musoff, Darryl G. Sargent, Jerold P. Gilmore, Cornelius J. Dennehy