Patents by Inventor Curtis Boirum

Curtis Boirum 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).

  • State estimation and localization for ROV-based structural inspection
    Patent number: 11310417
    Abstract: A vision-based state estimation framework to estimate the state of an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) used for inspection of an underwater structure, for example, a nuclear reactor pressure vessel. The framework employs an external overhead, pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera as the primary sensing modality and incorporates prior knowledge of the geometry of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nathan Michael, Tabitha Edith Lee, Curtis Boirum
  • STATE ESTIMATION AND LOCALIZATION FOR ROV-BASED STRUCTURAL INSPECTION
    Publication number: 20200068125
    Abstract: A vision-based state estimation framework to estimate the state of an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) used for inspection of an underwater structure, for example, a nuclear reactor pressure vessel. The framework employs an external overhead, pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera as the primary sensing modality and incorporates prior knowledge of the geometry of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan Michael, Timothy E. Lee, Curtis Boirum