Patents by Inventor Denis Hugh McCabe

Denis Hugh McCabe 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: 10254393
    Abstract: A method for filtering spatial error from a measurement vector is provided to correct for roll, pitch and yaw angular motion. The method includes the following operations: Establish an unstabilized body reference frame. Convert the measurement vector to an unstabilized state vector xU in the unstabilized body reference frame. Establish a stabilized East-North-Up (ENU) reference frame. Calculate an unstabilized pre-transform covariance matrix MU from position variance of the body reference frame. Measure roll, pitch and yaw in the body reference frame as respective angle values (r, p, w). Calculate a transform matrix T between the body reference frame and the ENU reference frame. Calculate a stabilized data vector xS=TxU from the transform matrix and the unstabilized state vector. Calculate a measured angle error sensitivity matrix MA from the angle values. Calculate a tri-diagonal angle error component matrix ME with square values of angle variance of the body reference frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Inventors: Denis Hugh McCabe, James H. Africa, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20170276783
    Abstract: A method for filtering spatial error from a measurement vector is provided to correct for roll, pitch and yaw angular motion. The method includes the following operations: Establish an unstabilized body reference frame. Convert the measurement vector to an unstabilized state vector xU in the unstabilized body reference frame. Establish a stabilized East-North-Up (ENU) reference frame. Calculate an unstabilized pre-transform covariance matrix MU from position variance of the body reference frame. Measure roll, pitch and yaw in the body reference frame as respective angle values (r, p, w). Calculate a transform matrix T between the body reference frame and the ENU reference frame. Calculate a stabilized data vector xS=TxU from the transform matrix and the unstabilized state vector. Calculate a measured angle error sensitivity matrix MA from the angle values. Calculate a tri-diagonal angle error component matrix ME with square values of angle variance of the body reference frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Denis Hugh McCabe, James H. Africa, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7884754
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for merging data from a plurality of multiplexed measurement sources to a decision-maker. The method includes operations for receiving a corresponding plurality of measurements of the data, processing each measurement to respectively obtain local state estimates and local error covariances, determining a corresponding plurality of lag periods, offsetting each of the corresponding event times, supplying to a track fusion center the local state estimates and the local error covariances for summing the pluralities of the local state estimates as a fusion state estimate and the local error covariances as a fusion error covariance. The measurements to be fused are each acquired from its respective source and correspond to an associated sampling period within an acquisition interval. The lag periods represent a wait duration for obtaining the corresponding local state estimates and local error covariances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Ali T. Alouani, John E. Gray, Denis Hugh McCabe