Patents by Inventor Francisco A. Navarro Félix

Francisco A. Navarro Félix 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).

  • AIR VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING A COMMON RUNTIME AIRCRAFT INTENT DATA STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20170061804
    Abstract: Example air vehicle navigation systems and methods are described herein that utilize a Common Runtime Aircraft Intent Data Structure (CRAIDS). An example method includes determining an initial condition of a flight of an air vehicle, determining a flight constraint, determining, using a common runtime aircraft intent data structure (CRAIDS), an aircraft trajectory based on the initial condition and the flight constraint, and performing the determined aircraft trajectory during the flight of the air vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Francisco A. Navarro Felix, Carlos Querejeta Masaveu, Jesús Cuadrado Sanchez, Gary Viviani
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS OF TRACKING MOVING TARGETS FROM AIR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20170038781
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of tracking moving targets from air vehicles are disclosed. An example method in response to an estimated speed and an estimated location of a moving target, determines a detectability zone surrounding the moving target; and causes an air vehicle to follow the moving target outside of the detectability zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Carlos QUEREJETA MASAVEU, Francisco A. NAVARRO FELIX, Ernesto VALLS HERNANDEZ, Andrew Hayes
  • Predicting aircraft trajectory
    Patent number: 9250099
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer-implemented method of producing a description of aircraft intent expressed using a formal language. The description may be used to predict aircraft trajectory, for example by air traffic management. Rules are used in association with information provided to generate a set of instructions describing both the aerodynamic configuration of the aircraft and the motion of the aircraft. These instructions are checked to ensure that they describe unambiguously the aircraft's trajectory. The instructions are then expressed using a formal language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Francisco A. Navarro Felix, Miguel A. Vilaplana Ruiz, Carlos Querejeta, Eduardo Gallo, Javier Lopez Leones
  • PREDICTING AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY
    Publication number: 20150226576
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer-implemented method of producing a description of aircraft intent expressed using a formal language. The description may be used to predict aircraft trajectory, for example by air traffic management. Rules are used in association with information provided to generate a set of instructions describing both the aerodynamic configuration of the aircraft and the motion of the aircraft. These instructions are checked to ensure that they describe unambiguously the aircraft's trajectory. The instructions are then expressed using a formal language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Francisco A. Navarro Felix, Miguel A. Vilaplana Ruiz, Carlos Querejeta, Eduardo Gallo, Javier Lopez Leones
  • Predicting aircraft trajectory
    Patent number: 9020662
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer-implemented method of producing a description of aircraft intent expressed using a formal language. The description may be used to predict aircraft trajectory, for example by air traffic management. Rules are used in association with information provided to generate a set of instructions describing both the aerodynamic configuration of the aircraft and the motion of the aircraft. These instructions are checked to ensure that they describe unambiguously the aircraft's trajectory. The instructions are then expressed using a formal language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Francisco A. Navarro Félix, Miguel A. Vilaplana Ruiz, Carlos Querejeta, Eduardo Gallo, Javier López Leonés
  • PREDICTING AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY
    Publication number: 20100305781
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer-implemented method of producing a description of aircraft intent expressed using a formal language. The description may be used to predict aircraft trajectory, for example by air traffic management. Rules are used in association with information provided to generate a set of instructions describing both the aerodynamic configuration of the aircraft and the motion of the aircraft. These instructions are checked to ensure that they describe unambiguously the aircraft's trajectory. The instructions are then expressed using a formal language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Francisco A. Navarro Félix