Patents by Inventor James D. Paduano
James D. Paduano 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).
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Patent number: 10310517Abstract: An autonomous aerial system for delivering a payload to a waypoint. The autonomous aerial system may comprise an aerial vehicle to transport the payload to the waypoint and an onboard supervisory control system operatively coupled with the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may be configured to navigate to the waypoint and to land at a designated touchdown zone within a landing zone at the waypoint. The onboard supervisory control system having a processor operatively coupled with a non-volatile memory device and a sensor package. The processor may be configured to generate flight control signal data based at least in part on data received via the sensor package, the sensor package configured to (1) dynamically sense and avoid obstacles along a flight route to the waypoint, and (2) perceive physical characteristics of the landing zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences CorporationInventors: James D. Paduano, John B. Wissler, Michael D. Piedmonte, David A. Mindell
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Publication number: 20190088156Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a simulation system having an aircraft, a local wireless transceiver, and a simulation computer. The aircraft may include an onboard wireless transceiver and a flight controller operatively coupled with an onboard sensor payload to perceive a physical environment and to generate position and pose data. The simulation computer may be configured to communicate wirelessly with the aircraft via the local wireless transceiver. In operation, the simulation computer may be configured to generate one or more virtual reality sensor inputs and to receive the position and pose data from the aircraft. The simulation computer can be configured to transmit the one or more virtual reality sensor inputs to the flight controller of the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Jae-Woo Choi, James D. Paduano
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Publication number: 20190068953Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a tracking system to mount to an aircraft and to image and track a target aircraft. The tracking system may include a structured light source operatively coupled to a processor, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) operatively coupled with the processor, a mirror to steer light from the light source toward the target aircraft, and a stereo-vision system having a first camera and a second camera. The IMU may be configured to generate position data representing a position of the aircraft. The stereo-vision system may be operatively coupled to the processor and configured to determine a 3D position of the target aircraft as a function of the position data. The processor may be configured to adjust the mirror position as a function of a mirror position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Jae-Woo Choi, James D. Paduano
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Publication number: 20190063881Abstract: The subject disclosure relates an aerial defense system to defend against a detected threat. The aerial defense system may comprise a plurality of defensive aircraft, an aircraft storage system to house the plurality of defensive aircraft, an aircraft controller in communication with each of a targeting system and the plurality of defensive aircraft, and a human machine interface (HMI) device to provide operator interaction. In operation, one or more of the plurality of defensive aircraft may engage the detected threat. At least one of the plurality of defensive aircraft may include a target neutralization device to strike, or otherwise engage, the detected threat.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Boris Abramov, John B. Wissler, Martin Kearney-Fischer, Jason Ryan, Jae-Woo Choi, James D. Paduano
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Publication number: 20190019423Abstract: An automated detection and avoidance system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies the pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The automated detection and avoidance system may include a processor and a sensor payload operatively coupled to the processor to detect a non-cooperative obstacle within a first airspace adjacent the aircraft. The sensor payload may comprise a radar to radially scan the first airspace, and a camera to scan a second airspace within said first airspace.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Jae-Woo Choi, Jeffrey Saunders, James D. Paduano
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Publication number: 20180224869Abstract: An autonomous aerial system for delivering a payload to a waypoint. The autonomous aerial system may comprise an aerial vehicle to transport the payload to the waypoint and an onboard supervisory control system operatively coupled with the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may be configured to navigate to the waypoint and to land at a designated touchdown zone within a landing zone at the waypoint. The onboard supervisory control system having a processor operatively coupled with a non-volatile memory device and a sensor package. The processor may be configured to generate flight control signal data based at least in part on data received via the sensor package, the sensor package configured to (1) dynamically sense and avoid obstacles along a flight route to the waypoint, and (2) perceive physical characteristics of the landing zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: James D. Paduano, John B. Wissler, Michael D. Piedmonte, David A. Mindell
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Patent number: 9958875Abstract: An autonomous aerial system for delivering a payload to a waypoint. The autonomous aerial system may comprise an aerial vehicle to transport the payload to the waypoint and an onboard supervisory control system operatively coupled with the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may be configured to navigate to the waypoint and to land at a designated touchdown zone within a landing zone at the waypoint. The onboard supervisory control system having a processor operatively coupled with a non-volatile memory device and a sensor package. The processor may be configured to generate flight control signal data based at least in part on data received via the sensor package, the sensor package configured to (1) dynamically sense and avoid obstacles along a flight route to the waypoint, and (2) perceive physical characteristics of the landing zone.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences CorporationInventors: James D. Paduano, John B. Wissler, Michael D. Piedmonte, David A. Mindell
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Publication number: 20170371355Abstract: An autonomous aerial system for delivering a payload to a waypoint. The autonomous aerial system may comprise an aerial vehicle to transport the payload to the waypoint and an onboard supervisory control system operatively coupled with the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may be configured to navigate to the waypoint and to land at a designated touchdown zone within a landing zone at the waypoint. The onboard supervisory control system having a processor operatively coupled with a non-volatile memory device and a sensor package. The processor may be configured to generate flight control signal data based at least in part on data received via the sensor package, the sensor package configured to (1) dynamically sense and avoid obstacles along a flight route to the waypoint, and (2) perceive physical characteristics of the landing zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: James D. Paduano, John B. Wissler, Michael D. Piedmonte, David A. Mindell
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Patent number: 9791866Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and methods of providing platform-agnostic systems and methods capable of providing an integrated processor and sensor suite with supervisory control software and interfaces to perform small unit rapid response resupply and CASEVAC into hazardous and unpredictable environments.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences CorporationInventors: James D. Paduano, John B. Wissler, Michael D. Piedmonte, David A. Mindell
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Publication number: 20170168507Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and methods of providing platform-agnostic systems and methods capable of providing an integrated processor and sensor suite with supervisory control software and interfaces to perform small unit rapid response resupply and CASEVAC into hazardous and unpredictable environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: James D. Paduano, John B. Wissler, Michael D. Piedmonte, David A. Mindell
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Patent number: 9557742Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and methods of providing platform-agnostic systems and methods capable of providing an integrated processor and sensor suite with supervisory control software and interfaces to perform small unit rapid response resupply and CASEVAC into hazardous and unpredictable environments.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences CorporationInventors: James D. Paduano, John B. Wissler, Michael D. Piedmonte, David A. Mindell
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Publication number: 20150323932Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and methods of providing platform-agnostic systems and methods capable of providing an integrated processor and sensor suite with supervisory control software and interfaces to perform small unit rapid response resupply and CASEVAC into hazardous and unpredictable environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: James D. Paduano, John B. Wissler, Michael D. Piedmonte, David A. Mindell
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Patent number: 7509862Abstract: A system and method for providing blade vibration analysis of a turbine is provided. Generally, the system contains a non-contacting sensor capable of determining a distance or velocity of a blade, of the series of blades, in relationship to the sensor. The system also contains a tachometer capable of determining a speed of a shaft of the turbine, and a computer comprising a memory and a processor.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Eric D. Cohen, James D. Paduano
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Publication number: 20080177485Abstract: A system and method for providing blade vibration analysis of a turbine is provided. Generally, the system contains a non-contacting sensor capable of determining a distance or velocity of a blade, of the series of blades, in relationship to the sensor. The system also contains a tachometer capable of determining a speed of a shaft of the turbine, and a computer comprising a memory and a processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Eric D. Cohen, James D. Paduano
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Patent number: 7322245Abstract: In industrial sensing applications at least one parameter of at least one fluid in a pipe 12 is measured using a spatial array of acoustic pressure sensors 14,16,18 placed at predetermined axial locations x1, x2, x3 along the pipe 12. The pressure sensors 14,16,18 provide acoustic pressure signals P1(t), P2(t), P3(t) on lines 20,22,24 which are provided to signal processing logic 60 which determines the speed of sound amix of the fluid (or mixture) in the pipe 12 using acoustic spatial array signal processing techniques with the direction of propagation of the acoustic signals along the longitudinal axis of the pipe 12. Numerous spatial array-processing techniques may be employed to determine the speed of sound amix. The speed of sound amix is provided to logic 48, which calculates the percent composition of the mixture, e.g., water fraction, or any other parameter of the mixture, or fluid, which is related to the sound speed amix. The logic 60 may also determine the Mach number Mx of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: CiDRA CorporationInventors: Daniel L. Gysling, Alan D. Kersey, James D. Paduano
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Patent number: 6988411Abstract: In industrial sensing applications at least one parameter of at least one fluid in a pipe 12 is measured using a spatial array of acoustic pressure sensors 14,16,18 placed at predetermined axial locations x1, x2, x3 along the pipe 12. The pressure sensors 14,16,18 provide acoustic pressure signals P1(t), P2(t), P3(t) on lines 20,22,24 which are provided to signal processing logic 60 which determines the speed of sound amix of the fluid (or mixture) in the pipe 12 using acoustic spatial array signal processing techniques with the direction of propagation of the acoustic signals along the longitudinal axis of the pipe 12. Numerous spatial array-processing techniques may be employed to determine the speed of sound amix. The speed of sound amix is provided to logic 48, which calculates the percent composition of the mixture, e.g., water fraction, or any other parameter of the mixture, or fluid, which is related to the sound speed amix. The logic 60 may also determine the Mach number Mx of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2004Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: CiDRA CorporationInventors: Daniel L. Gysling, Alan D. Kersey, James D. Paduano
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Patent number: 6862920Abstract: At least one parameter of at least one fluid in a pipe is measured using a spatial array of acoustic pressure sensors placed at predetermined axial locations along the pipe 12. The pressure sensors provide acoustic pressure signals, which are provided to a signal processing system that determines the speed of sound amix of the fluid (or mixture) in the pipe 12 using acoustic spatial array signal processing techniques. Numerous spatial array processing techniques may be employed to determine the speed of sound amix. The speed of sound amix is provided to another logic system that calculates the percent composition of the mixture, e.g., water fraction, or any other parameter of the mixture or fluid which is related to the sound speed amix. The signal processing system may also determine the Mach number Mx of the fluid. The acoustic pressure signals measured are lower frequency (and longer wavelength) signals than those used for ultrasonic flow meters, and thus are more tolerant to inhomogeneities in the flow.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2002Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.Inventors: Daniel L. Gysling, Alan D. Kersey, James D. Paduano
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Patent number: 6732575Abstract: In industrial sensing applications at least one parameter of at least one fluid in a pipe 12 is measured using a spatial array of acoustic pressure sensors 14,16,18 placed at predetermined axial locations x1, x2, x3 along the pipe 12. The pressure sensors 14,16,18 provide acoustic pressure signals P1(t), P2(t), P3(t) on lines 20,22,24 which are provided to signal processing logic 60 which determines the speed of sound amix of the fluid (or mixture) in the pipe 12 using acoustic spatial array signal processing techniques with the direction of propagation of the acoustic signals along the longitudinal axis of the pipe 12. Numerous spatial array-processing techniques may be employed to determine the speed of sound amix. The speed of sound amix is provided to logic 48, which calculates the percent composition of the mixture, e.g., water fraction, or any other parameter of the mixture, or fluid, which is related to the sound speed amix. The logic 60 may also determine the Mach number Mx of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2001Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: CiDRA CorporationInventors: Daniel L. Gysling, Alan D. Kersey, James D. Paduano
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Patent number: 6587798Abstract: A method and corresponding system for measuring the speed of sound in a fluid contained within an elongated body, the sound transversing the elongated body substantially along a direction aligned with the longest axis of the elongated body, the method including the steps of: providing at predetermined locations an array of at least two sensors distributed along the elongated body, each sensor for discerning and signaling spatio-temporally sampled data including information indicating the pressure of the fluid at the position of the sensor; acquiring the spatio-temporally sampled data from each sensor at each of a number of instants of time; constructing a plot derivable from a plot, using a technique selected from the group consisting of spectral-based algorithms; identifying in the plot a spectral ridge, and determining the slope of the spectral ridge; and determining the speed of sound assuming a relation between the speed of sound and the slope of the spectral ridge.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2001Date of Patent: July 1, 2003Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.Inventors: Alan D. Kersey, Daniel L. Gysling, James D. Paduano
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Publication number: 20020152802Abstract: In industrial sensing applications at least one parameter of at least one fluid in a pipe 12 is measured using a spatial array of acoustic pressure sensors 14, 16, 18 placed at predetermined axial locations x1, x2, x3 along the pipe 12. The pressure sensors 14, 16, 18 provide acoustic pressure signals P1(t), P2(t), P3(t) on lines 20, 22, 24 which are provided to signal processing logic 60 which determines the speed of sound amix of the fluid (or mixture) in the pipe 12 using acoustic spatial array signal processing techniques with the direction of propagation of the acoustic signals along the longitudinal axis of the pipe 12. Numerous spatial array-processing techniques may be employed to determine the speed of sound amix. The speed of sound amix is provided to logic 48, which calculates the percent composition of the mixture, e.g., water fraction, or any other parameter of the mixture, or fluid, which is related to the sound speed amix. The logic 60 may also determine the Mach number Mx of the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2001Publication date: October 24, 2002Inventors: Daniel L. Gysling, Alan D. Kersey, James D. Paduano