Patents by Inventor Kyle David Andringa

Kyle David Andringa 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).

  • Flight-control system for canard-controlled flight vehicles and methods for adaptively limiting acceleration
    Patent number: 8816260
    Abstract: Embodiments of a flight-control system and methods of reducing the probability of a roll-control reversal in a canard-controlled flight vehicle are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the flight-control system may monitor angular velocities of the flight vehicle to detect the onset of instability and adaptively control an acceleration limit of the flight vehicle based on the detected instability to reduce the probability of a roll-control reversal. The onset of instability may be detected by persistently high angular velocities. The acceleration limit may be further adaptively controlled based on an approach of a vehicle trim limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Hindman, Kyle David Andringa, Darrell B. Ridgely
  • FLIGHT-CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CANARD-CONTROLLED FLIGHT VEHICLES AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVELY LIMITING ACCELERATION
    Publication number: 20120138729
    Abstract: Embodiments of a flight-control system and methods of reducing the probability of a roll-control reversal in a canard-controlled flight vehicle are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the flight-control system may monitor angular velocities of the flight vehicle to detect the onset of instability and adaptively control an acceleration limit of the flight vehicle based on the detected instability to reduce the probability of a roll-control reversal. The onset of instability may be detected by persistently high angular velocities. The acceleration limit may be further adaptively controlled based on an approach of a vehicle trim limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Richard E. Hindman, Kyle David Andringa, Darrell B. Ridgely