Patents by Inventor Dinesh K. Kushwaha

Dinesh K. Kushwaha 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).

  • Systems and methods for optimized cruise vertical path
    Patent number: 11320842
    Abstract: A system includes a processing circuit onboard an aircraft and configured to determine an optimum cruise profile for the aircraft based on a flight plan, a characteristic of the aircraft, and an environmental characteristic. The processing circuit is also configured to determine an optimized cruise vertical path based on the optimum cruise profile and air traffic information of at least one other aircraft, and control an autopilot system of the aircraft to cause the aircraft to follow the optimized cruise vertical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Dinesh K. Kushwaha, Mark W. Volner, Bradley R. Mickelson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED CRUISE VERTICAL PATH
    Publication number: 20200103924
    Abstract: A system includes a processing circuit onboard an aircraft and configured to determine an optimum cruise profile for the aircraft based on a flight plan, a characteristic of the aircraft, and an environmental characteristic. The processing circuit is also configured to determine an optimized cruise vertical path based on the optimum cruise profile and air traffic information of at least one other aircraft, and control an autopilot system of the aircraft to cause the aircraft to follow the optimized cruise vertical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Dinesh K. Kushwaha, Mark W. Volner, Bradley R. Mickelson