Patents by Inventor Glen Eric Logan

Glen Eric Logan 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).

  • Control computer for an unmanned vehicle
    Patent number: 9199725
    Abstract: A control computer for an unmanned vehicle, including: a sensor interface for receiving sensor data from sensors of the vehicle, the sensor data including data values associated with movement of the vehicle; an actuator control interface for sending actuator data to control actuators of the vehicle, the actuators controlling parts of the vehicle associated with controlling movement of the vehicle; and a system management component for executing a state machine having states corresponding to one or more phases of the movement and for determining a transition between current one of the states and another of the states based on at least one condition associated with the transition, at least one condition being determined based on at least one of the sensor data, the actuator data and status of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: BAE Systems Australia
    Inventors: Bradford Scott Yelland, Glen Eric Logan, Paul Riseborough
  • CONTROL COMPUTER FOR AN UNMANNED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130338856
    Abstract: A control computer for an unmanned vehicle, including: a sensor interface for receiving sensor data from sensors of the vehicle, the sensor data including data values associated with movement of the vehicle; an actuator control interface for sending actuator data to control actuators of the vehicle, the actuators controlling parts of the vehicle associated with controlling movement of the vehicle; and a system management component for executing a state machine having states corresponding to one or more phases of the movement and for determining a transition between current one of the states and another of the states based on at least one condition associated with the transition, at least one condition being determined based on at least one of the sensor data, the actuator data and status of the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA
    Inventors: Bradford Scott Yelland, Glen Eric Logan, Paul Riseborough