Patents by Inventor Marco Anania

Marco Anania 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).

  • Attitude control for agile satellite applications
    Patent number: 10703511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to attitude control and, in particular, to control of the attitude of a space platform. The space platform may take the form of or be part of a satellite and/or a spacecraft. An aspect of the present invention concerns the use, in an attitude control system, of several control moment gyroscopes with limited gimbal revolutions. Another aspect of the present invention concerns an improved logic for controlling a control moment gyroscope assembly of an attitude control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA S.P.A. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Marco Anania, Domenico Cascone
  • Attitude Control for Agile Satellite Applications
    Publication number: 20200047922
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to attitude control and, in particular, to control of the attitude of a space platform, conveniently of a satellite and/or a spacecraft. In detail, an aspect of the present invention concerns the use, in an attitude control system, of several Control Moment Gyroscopes with limited gimbal revolutions. Moreover, another aspect of the present invention concerns an improved logic for controlling a Control Moment Gyroscope assembly of an attitude control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA S.p.A. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Marco Anania, Domenico Cascone
  • Attitude Control for Agile Satellite Applications
    Publication number: 20170029139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to attitude control and, in particular, to control of the attitude of a space platform. The space platform may take the form of or be part of a satellite and/or a spacecraft. An aspect of the present invention concerns the use, in an attitude control system, of several control moment gyroscopes with limited gimbal revolutions. Another aspect of the present invention concerns an improved logic for controlling a control moment gyroscope assembly of an attitude control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA S.p.A. CON UNICO SOCIO
    Inventors: Marco Anania, Domenico Cascone