Patents by Inventor Leighton J. Carr

Leighton J. Carr 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).

  • VIRTUAL REALITY WITH VIRTUALIZATION IN TRAINERS AND TEST ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20230245585
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for virtual reality (VR) aircraft test and training environments that simultaneously leverage a high quality immersive environment engine and an operational flight program (OFP) running on a virtual flight management computer (FMC) by using a communication channels that couples the immersive VR environment engine with the virtual FMC. Existing investment in flight simulators, test environment core components, and any of navigation simulation, data link simulation, air traffic control simulation, and flight visualization modules can be advantageously employed to provide high-quality, realistic testing and training capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Hotra, Leighton J. Carr, Antony R. Hunt
  • Virtual reality with virtualization in trainers and test environments
    Patent number: 11688297
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for virtual reality (VR) aircraft test and training environments that simultaneously leverage a high quality immersive environment engine and an operational flight program (OFP) running on a virtual flight management computer (FMC) by using a communication channels that couples the immersive VR environment engine with the virtual FMC. Existing investment in flight simulators, test environment core components, and any of navigation simulation, data link simulation, air traffic control simulation, and flight visualization modules can be advantageously employed to provide high-quality, realistic testing and training capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Hotra, Leighton J. Carr, Antony R. Hunt
  • VIRTUAL REALITY WITH VIRTUALIZATION IN TRAINERS AND TEST ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20200160742
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for virtual reality (VR) aircraft test and training environments that simultaneously leverage a high quality immersive environment engine and an operational flight program (OFP) running on a virtual flight management computer (FMC) by using a communication channels that couples the immersive VR environment engine with the virtual FMC. Existing investment in flight simulators, test environment core components, and any of navigation simulation, data link simulation, air traffic control simulation, and flight visualization modules can be advantageously employed to provide high-quality, realistic testing and training capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Hotra, Leighton J. Carr, Antony R. Hunt