Patents by Inventor Dale R. Scott

Dale R. Scott 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).

  • Attitude determination exploiting geometry constraints
    Patent number: 7292185
    Abstract: A method and system for determining at least one attitude angle of a rigid body. The method comprising: receiving a plurality of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite signals with a plurality of antennas; establishing at least one pair of antennas such that each antenna of the plurality of antennas is included in at least one antenna pair; computing single- or double-difference phases corresponding to one or more GNSS satellites for each of the pairs of antennas; and constructing a single Differential Carrier Phase Attitude (DCPA) equation based on known geometry constraints of each of the pairs of antennas. The method also includes determining a solution for the DCPA equation based on a cost function, the solution yielding at least one integer ambiguity value and the at least one attitude angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: CSI Wireless Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Whitehead, Cary Davis, Dale R. Scott