Patents by Inventor Jerry L. Franke

Jerry L. Franke 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).

  • Patent number: 8078319
    Abstract: A system controls a team of vehicles. The system includes a plan dependency identifier, a contingency monitor, and an alert formulator. The plan dependency identifier analyzes a mission plan and identifies mission constraints of the mission plan. The contingency monitor continuously reviews execution of the mission plan for violations of the mission constraints. The alert formulator determines whether a part of the mission plan is threatened by a violation of one of the mission constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry L. Franke, Stephen M. Jameson, Rosemary D. Paradis, Robert J. Szczerba
  • Publication number: 20110184604
    Abstract: A system controls a team of vehicles. The system includes a plan dependency identifier, a contingency monitor, and an alert formulator. The plan dependency identifier analyzes a mission plan and identifies mission constraints of the mission plan. The contingency monitor continuously reviews execution of the mission plan for violations of the mission constraints. The alert formulator determines whether a part of the mission plan is threatened by a violation of one of the mission constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Jerry L. Franke, Stephen M. Jameson, Rosemary D. Paradis, Robert J. Szczerba
  • Patent number: 7451023
    Abstract: A system collaboratively and autonomously plans and controls a team of unmanned vehicles within an environment. A mission planning component creates a mission plan for a plurality of members of the team of unmanned vehicles. The mission planning component creates a task plan for each member based on the mission plan. A collaboration component assigns members to the team and roles for the assigned members. The collaboration component updates membership and roles of the members based on the changing situation of the environment. A situational awareness component evaluates the changing situation of the environment based on information from the assigned members of the team. A contingency management component monitors the changing situation of the environment. The contingency management component monitors changes of capabilities of the assigned members of the team and execution of the mission plan and task plans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Brent D. Appleby, Jerry L. Franke, Stephen M. Jameson, Adam Jung, Robert J. Szczerba, Joel J. Tleon