Patents by Inventor Francisco Jose Ibanez Colas

Francisco Jose Ibanez Colas 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).

  • System and method for controlling an unarmed air vehicle
    Patent number: 8285425
    Abstract: The invention relates to an unmanned air vehicle control system and method, designed such that, in one mission mode, the vehicle follows the mission route. The system comprises means (400, 450) for storing data indicating at least one auxiliary route (4000, 4001, 4002, 4003), such that each of a plurality of the mission route segments (10, 20), is assigned at least part (30, 31, 32, 33) of at least one auxiliary route. Furthermore, the system comprises route change means (53) designed for, as a response to a mission abandonment event (52), determining which part of which auxiliary route is assigned to the mission route segment where the vehicle is located, such that the vehicle can change the mission route to the corresponding auxiliary route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial “Esteban Terradas”
    Inventors: Maria Jesús Morales De La Rica, Sergio De La Parra Carque, Francisco Javier Angel Martínez, Francisco José Ibañez Colás, Andrés Herrera Martín
  • Method for controlling control parameters in an air vehicle and system of controlling an air vehicle
    Patent number: 7706932
    Abstract: According to the method of the invention, control parameters V indicating speed, R indicating turn characteristics and ? indicating a path angle are determined such that these parameters are maintained between limits, and such that one of them deviates as little as possible from a corresponding control input parameter Ri. In order to maintain (as much as possible) the value of R unchanged, V can be varied. The method may include the calculation of the maximum and minimum thrust available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial “Estaban Terradas”
    Inventors: Maria Jesus Morales De La Rica, Sergio De La Parra Carque, Francisco Javier Angel Martinez, Francisco José Ibañez Colás, Andrés Herrera Martin
  • System And Method For Controlling An Unarmed Air Vehicle
    Publication number: 20080243317
    Abstract: The invention relates to an unmanned air vehicle control system and method, designed such that, in one mission mode, the vehicle follows the mission route. The system comprises means (400, 450) for storing data indicating at least one auxiliary route (4000, 4001, 4002, 4003), such that each of a plurality of the mission route segments (10, 20), is assigned at least part (30, 31, 32, 33) of at least one auxiliary route. Furthermore, the system comprises route change means (53) designed for, as a response to a mission abandonment event (52), determining which part of which auxiliary route is assigned to the mission route segment where the vehicle is located, such that the vehicle can change the mission route to the corresponding auxiliary route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Maria Jesus Morales De La Rica, Sergio De La Parra Carque, Francisco Javier Angel Martinez, Francisco Jose Ibanez Colas, Andres Herrera Martin
  • Method for controlling control parameters in an air vehicle and system of controlling an air vehicle
    Publication number: 20080133069
    Abstract: According to the method of the invention, control parameters V indicating speed, R indicating turn characteristics and ? indicating a path angle are determined such that these parameters are maintained between limits, and such that one of them deviates as little as possible from a corresponding control input parameter Ri. In order to maintain (as much as possible) the value of R unchanged, V can be varied. The method may include the calculation of the maximum and minimum thrust available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Maria Jesus Morales De La Rica, Sergio De La Parra Carque, Francisco Javier Angel Martinez, Francisco Jose Ibanez Colas, Andres Herrera Martin