Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Hutton

Joseph J. Hutton 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: 8232917
    Abstract: A method of generating post-mission position and orientation data comprises generating position and orientation data representing positions and orientations of a mobile platform, based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data and inertial navigation system (INS) data acquired during a data acquisition period by the mobile platform, using a network real-time kinematic (RTK) subsystem to generate correction data associated with the data acquisition period, and correcting the position and orientation data based on the correction data. The RTK subsystem may implement a virtual reference station (VRS) technique to generate the correction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Bruno M. Scherzinger, Joseph J. Hutton, Ulrich Vollath
  • Patent number: 7855678
    Abstract: A method of generating post-mission position and orientation data comprises generating position and orientation data representing positions and orientations of a mobile platform, based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data and inertial navigation system (INS) data acquired during a data acquisition period by the mobile platform, using a network real-time kinematic (RTK) subsystem to generate correction data associated with the data acquisition period, and correcting the position and orientation data based on the correction data. The RTK subsystem may implement a virtual reference station (VRS) technique to generate the correction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Bruno M. Scherzinger, Joseph J. Hutton, Ulrich Vollath
  • Publication number: 20100169001
    Abstract: A method of generating post-mission position and orientation data comprises generating position and orientation data representing positions and orientations of a mobile platform, based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data and inertial navigation system (INS) data acquired during a data acquisition period by the mobile platform, using a network real-time kinematic (RTK) subsystem to generate correction data associated with the data acquisition period, and correcting the position and orientation data based on the correction data. The RTK subsystem may implement a virtual reference station (VRS) technique to generate the correction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Bruno M. Scherzinger, Joseph J. Hutton, Ulrich Vollath
  • Publication number: 20090093959
    Abstract: A real-time high accuracy position and orientation system (RT-HAPOS) system for a vehicle, such as an aircraft, comprises a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver disposed on the vehicle and an integrated inertial navigation (IIN) module disposed on the vehicle. The GNSS receiver generates GNSS position data indicating approximate positions of the vehicle during a data acquisition period in which the vehicle is moving. The IIN module executes a real-time kinematic (RTK) algorithm during the data acquisition period to generate output position data indicating positions of the vehicle at a greater precision than the GNSS position data, based on the GNSS position data, inertial measurement data acquired on the vehicle during the data acquisition period, and a set of virtual reference station (VRS) observables received during the data acquisition period from a remote source external to the vehicle, where the VRS observables are based on the GNSS position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Bruno M. Scherzinger, Joseph J. Hutton, Ulrich Vollath
  • Publication number: 20080284643
    Abstract: A method of generating post-mission position and orientation data comprises generating position and orientation data representing positions and orientations of a mobile platform, based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data and inertial navigation system (INS) data acquired during a data acquisition period by the mobile platform, using a network real-time kinematic (RTK) subsystem to generate correction data associated with the data acquisition period, and correcting the position and orientation data based on the correction data. The RTK subsystem may implement a virtual reference station (VRS) technique to generate the correction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Bruno M. Scherzinger, Joseph J. Hutton, Ulrich Vollath