Patents by Inventor Jonathan Patrick How

Jonathan Patrick How 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).

  • Dynamic task allocation in an autonomous multi-UAV mission
    Patent number: 10203701
    Abstract: A mechanism for dynamically allocating tasks among multiple UAVs operating autonomously during a mission is discussed. Task assignment is adjusted by each UAV dynamically during the mission based on criteria related to the individual UAV's operational status and/or mission parameters. Task allocation is determined independently without group communication between the UAVs actively taking part in the mission and without direct communication to a ground-based controller. A communication UAV provides a shared memory space that may be utilized by each UAV in determining its own task allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Heba Abdullatif Kurdi, Jonathan Patrick How
  • DYNAMIC TASK ALLOCATION IN AN AUTONOMOUS MULTI-UAV MISSION
    Publication number: 20170131727
    Abstract: A mechanism for dynamically allocating tasks among multiple UAVs operating autonomously during a mission is discussed. Task assignment is adjusted by each UAV dynamically during the mission based on criteria related to the individual UAV's operational status and/or mission parameters. Task allocation is determined independently without group communication between the UAVs actively taking part in the mission and without direct communication to a ground-based controller. A communication UAV provides a shared memory space that may be utilized by each UAV in determining its own task allocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Heba Abdullatif Kurdi, Jonathan Patrick How