Patents by Inventor Louis N. Glaros

Louis N. Glaros 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).

  • Inertial measurement with an imaging sensor and a digitized map
    Patent number: 8515611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences between the locations of selected features in an image plane and the location of corresponding features in a terrain map to determine the attitude of the vehicle carrying the sensors with respect to a ground frame of reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Gene D. Tener, Andrew H. Hawkins, Mark A. Bovankovich, Louis N. Glaros
  • INERTIAL MEASUREMENT WITH AN IMAGING SENSOR AND A DIGITIZED MAP
    Publication number: 20120320195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences between the locations of selected features in an image plane and the location of corresponding features in a terrain map to determine the attitude of the vehicle carrying the sensors with respect to a ground frame of reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Gene D. TENER, Andrew H. Hawkins, Mark A. Bovankovich, Louis N. Glaros
  • Inertial measurement with an imaging sensor and a digitized map
    Patent number: 8265817
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences between the locations of selected features in an image plane and the location of corresponding features in a terrain map to determine the attitude of the vehicle carrying the sensors with respect to a ground frame of reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Gene D. Tener, Andrew H. Hawkins, Mark A. Bovankovich, Louis N. Glaros
  • Spot leading target laser guidance for engaging moving targets
    Patent number: 8237095
    Abstract: A laser lead designator for guiding a laser guided weapon (LGW) to strike a moving target includes a laser source for providing a laser beam and a controller coupled to receive a position and a velocity of the moving target. The controller provides a control signal for pointing the laser beam a specified lead distance ahead of the position of the moving target to position a laser spot on a ground location ahead of the moving target. The lead distance compensates for an impact shortfall value that is a function of at least one shortfall parameter including a speed of the moving target so that the LGW shortfalls the laser spot on the moving target. The laser designator is separate from the LGW.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Louis N. Glaros, William B. Eddins, Charles Gaylord, Michael Kincheloe
  • SPOT LEADING TARGET LASER GUIDANCE FOR ENGAGING MOVING TARGETS
    Publication number: 20110204178
    Abstract: A laser lead designator for guiding a laser guided weapon (LGW) to strike a moving target includes a laser source for providing a laser beam and a controller coupled to receive a position and a velocity of the moving target. The controller provides a control signal for pointing the laser beam a specified lead distance ahead of the position of the moving target to position a laser spot on a ground location ahead of the moving target. The lead distance compensates for an impact shortfall value that is a function of at least one shortfall parameter including a speed of the moving target so that the LGW shortfalls the laser spot on the moving target. The laser designator is separate from the LGW.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Louis N. Glaros, William Byron Eddins, Charles Gaylord, Michael Kincheloe
  • Inertial measurement with an imaging sensor and a digitized map
    Publication number: 20100010741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for determining vehicle attitude and position from image data detected by sensors in a vehicle. The invention uses calculated differences between the locations of selected features in an image plane and the location of corresponding features in a terrain map to determine the attitude of the vehicle carrying the sensors with respect to a ground frame of reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Gene D. Tener, Andrew H. Hawkins, Mark A. Bovankovich, Louis N. Glaros