Patents by Inventor Julia E. Filiberti

Julia E. Filiberti 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).

  • Adaptable control for autonomous maritime vehicles
    Patent number: 11597481
    Abstract: Methods and structures are disclosed for providing autonomous control of an underwater vehicle using a state machine. A controller is used onboard the underwater vehicle and includes a state machine having a plurality of operating states. Each of the plurality of operating states includes one or both of entrance criteria and exit criteria. The controller is configured to transition from executing a first operating state of the plurality of operating states to executing a second operating state of the plurality of operating states in response to the exit criteria of the first operating state and the entrance criteria of the second operating state both being met. The plurality of operating states includes a first portion of operating states associated with a first task, a second portion of operating states associated with a second task, and a third portion of operating states associated with both the first and second tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Julia E. Filiberti, Ronald M. Carvalho, Jr.
  • ADAPTABLE CONTROL FOR AUTONOMOUS MARITIME VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210316828
    Abstract: Methods and structures are disclosed for providing autonomous control of an underwater vehicle using a state machine. A controller is used onboard the underwater vehicle and includes a state machine having a plurality of operating states. Each of the plurality of operating states includes one or both of entrance criteria and exit criteria. The controller is configured to transition from executing a first operating state of the plurality of operating states to executing a second operating state of the plurality of operating states in response to the exit criteria of the first operating state and the entrance criteria of the second operating state both being met. The plurality of operating states includes a first portion of operating states associated with a first task, a second portion of operating states associated with a second task, and a third portion of operating states associated with both the first and second tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Julia E. Filiberti, Ronald M. Carvalho, JR.