Patents by Inventor Don Crippen

Don Crippen 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).

  • Satellite control system
    Patent number: 10734092
    Abstract: A vehicle, a satellite control system, and a method for controlling the same are provided. The satellite control system, for example, may include, but is not limited to, a control moment gyroscope having a gimbal, at least one gimbal angle sensor configured to determine an angle of the gimbal, each gimbal angle sensor having an output circuit configured to output the determined angle, a signal conditioner circuit having substantially identical circuit topology as the output circuit, and a common mode error compensation circuit electrically coupled to the signal conditioner, the common mode error compensation circuit configured to determine common mode error in the gimbal angle sensor based upon a voltage output from the signal conditioner circuit and to output a signal to compensate for the common mode error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Edward Smith, Don Crippen, Joshua Matthew Stiles, Mostafa Sayed
  • SATELLITE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200148396
    Abstract: A vehicle, a satellite control system, and a method for controlling the same are provided. The satellite control system, for example, may include, but is not limited to, a control moment gyroscope having a gimbal, at least one gimbal angle sensor configured to determine an angle of the gimbal, each gimbal angle sensor having an output circuit configured to output the determined angle, a signal conditioner circuit having substantially identical circuit topology as the output circuit, and a common mode error compensation circuit electrically coupled to the signal conditioner, the common mode error compensation circuit configured to determine common mode error in the gimbal angle sensor based upon a voltage output from the signal conditioner circuit and to output a signal to compensate for the common mode error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Edward Smith, Don Crippen, Joshua Matthew Stiles, Mostafa Sayed
  • Satellite control system
    Patent number: 10370125
    Abstract: A vehicle, a satellite control system, and a method for controlling the same are provided. The satellite control system, for example, may include, but is not limited to, a control moment gyroscope having a gimbal, at least one gimbal angle sensor configured to determine an angle of the gimbal, each gimbal angle sensor having an output circuit configured to output the determined angle, a signal conditioner circuit having substantially identical circuit topology as the output circuit, and a common mode error compensation circuit electrically coupled to the signal conditioner, the common mode error compensation circuit configured to determine common mode error in the gimbal angle sensor based upon a voltage output from the signal conditioner circuit and to output a signal to compensate for the common mode error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Edward Smith, Don Crippen, Joshua Matthew Stiles, Mostafa Sayed
  • SATELLITE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160355280
    Abstract: A vehicle, a satellite control system, and a method for controlling the same are provided. The satellite control system, for example, may include, but is not limited to, a control moment gyroscope having a gimbal, at least one gimbal angle sensor configured to determine an angle of the gimbal, each gimbal angle sensor having an output circuit configured to output the determined angle, a signal conditioner circuit having substantially identical circuit topology as the output circuit, and a common mode error compensation circuit electrically coupled to the signal conditioner, the common mode error compensation circuit configured to determine common mode error in the gimbal angle sensor based upon a voltage output from the signal conditioner circuit and to output a signal to compensate for the common mode error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Edward Smith, Don Crippen, Joshua Matthew Stiles, Mostafa Sayed