Patents by Inventor Kevin Andrew Wise

Kevin Andrew Wise 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: 10852748
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to perform observer based control of a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an error module to calculate a difference between a first state of a vehicle and a second state of the vehicle, the second state based on a measurement from a sensor, an observer module to determine a third state of the vehicle based on the difference, a baseline control module to generate a first command based on the third state, and a vehicle module to execute the first command to control the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Eugene Lavretsky, Kevin Andrew Wise
  • Publication number: 20190171233
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to perform observer based control of a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an error module to calculate a difference between a first state of a vehicle and a second state of the vehicle, the second state based on a measurement from a sensor, an observer module to determine a third state of the vehicle based on the difference, a baseline control module to generate a first command based on the third state, and a vehicle module to execute the first command to control the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Eugene Lavretsky, Kevin Andrew Wise
  • Patent number: 10216198
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to perform observer based control of a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an error module to calculate a difference between a first state of a vehicle and a second state of the vehicle, the second state based on a measurement from a sensor, an observer module todetermine a third state of the vehicle based on the difference, a baseline control module to generate a first command based on the third state, and a vehicle module to execute the first command to control the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Eugene Lavretsky, Kevin Andrew Wise
  • Publication number: 20180275682
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to perform observer based control of a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an error module to calculate a difference between a first state of a vehicle and a second state of the vehicle, the second state based on a measurement from a sensor, an observer module todetermine a third state of the vehicle based on the difference, a baseline control module to generate a first command based on the third state, and a vehicle module to execute the first command to control the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Eugene Lavretsky, Kevin Andrew Wise
  • Patent number: 8359128
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing solar power collection. A position of the sun is identified relative to an aerospace vehicle while the aerospace vehicle is moving along a flight path. A level of power generation is identified by a solar power generation system while the aerospace vehicle moves along the flight path using a threat management module and equivalent radar signature data. The threat management module uses the equivalent radar signature data to identify the level of power generation by the aerospace vehicle from different positions of the sun relative to the aerospace vehicle, and the equivalent radar signature data is based on solar power generation signature data identifying the level of power generation for the different positions of the sun relative to the aerospace vehicle. A change in the flight path that results in a desired level of power generation is identified by the solar power generation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Matthew Jonathan Segal, Kevin Andrew Wise
  • Publication number: 20130018532
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing solar power collection. A position of the sun is identified relative to an aerospace vehicle while the aerospace vehicle is moving along a flight path. A level of power generation is identified by a solar power generation system while the aerospace vehicle moves along the flight path using a threat management module and equivalent radar signature data. The threat management module uses the equivalent radar signature data to identify the level of power generation by the aerospace vehicle from different positions of the sun relative to the aerospace vehicle, and the equivalent radar signature data is based on solar power generation signature data identifying the level of power generation for the different positions of the sun relative to the aerospace vehicle. A change in the flight path that results in a desired level of power generation is identified by the solar power generation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew Jonathan Segal, Kevin Andrew Wise