Patents by Inventor Margaret A. MacIsaac

Margaret A. MacIsaac 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).

  • Stabilized approach to a point in degraded visual environment
    Patent number: 8392037
    Abstract: A flight control system includes a fly by wire system operable to provide predictive termination point symbology overlaid on a synthetic imagery displayed by a display system in response to a control system and a sensor system. A method to facilitate a VTOL aircraft approach to a terminal point includes integrating a flight director mode with a control system to provide a stabilized approach path to a termination point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Vineet Sahasrabudhe, Lorren Stiles, Margaret A. Macisaac, John H. Judge, Alex Faynberg
  • STABILIZED APPROACH TO A POINT IN DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20110137492
    Abstract: A flight control system includes a fly by wire system operable to provide predictive termination point symbology overlaid on a synthetic imagery displayed by a display system in response to a control system and a sensor system. A method to facilitate a VTOL aircraft approach to a terminal point includes integrating a flight director mode with a control system to provide a stabilized approach path to a termination point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Vineet Sahasrabudhe, Lorren Stiles, Margaret A. Macisaac, John H. Judge, Alex Faynberg
  • Technical design concepts to improve helicopter obstacle avoidance and operations in “brownout” conditions
    Patent number: 7106217
    Abstract: A method for flying in a degraded visual environment comprising the steps of collecting environmental data, processing the data and fusing the data together into a combined input output. The output is fed into a head down display, head mounted or heads up display and, preferably to a fly-by-wire vertical take-off and landing capable vehicle wherein the fly-by-wire system makes automatic adjustments to the helicopter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Judge, John J. Occhiato, Lorren Stiles, Vineet Sahasrabudhe, Margaret A. MacIsaac
  • Integrated hover display with augmented approach to hover symbology cueing for degraded visual environmental conditions
    Patent number: 7091881
    Abstract: A flight control system includes a primary flight display having a hover display which facilitates operations in DVE conditions. The hover display includes a radar altitude display, heading drift symbology and lateral drift symbology which assists pilots in the detection of drift, which is common in DVE situations and to provide the pilot with a salient cue pertinent to the approach to hover and landing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Judge, John J. Occhiato, Lorren Stiles, Vineet Sahasrabudhe, Margaret A. MacIsaac
  • Technical design concepts to improve helicopter obstacle avoidance and operations in "brownout" conditions
    Publication number: 20040217883
    Abstract: A method for flying in a degraded visual environment comprising the steps of collecting environmental data, processing the data and fusing the data together into a combined input output. The output is fed into a head down display, head mounted or heads up display and, preferably to a fly-by-wire vertical take-off and landing capable vehicle wherein the fly-by-wire system makes automatic adjustments to the helicopter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: John H. Judge, John J. Occhiato, Lorren Stiles, Vineet Sahasrabudhe, Margaret A. MacIsaac