Patents by Inventor Mario J. Valenti

Mario J. Valenti 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).

  • Autonomous vehicle rapid development testbed systems and methods
    Patent number: 7813888
    Abstract: Systems and methods for development testing of vehicles and components are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a position reference system and a command and control architecture. The position reference system is configured to repetitively measure one or more position and motion characteristics of one or more vehicles operating within a control volume. The command and control architecture is configured to receive the repetitively measured characteristics from the position reference system, and to determine corresponding control signals based thereon. The control signals are then transmitted to the one or more vehicles to control at least one of position, movement, and stabilization of the one or more vehicles in a closed-loop feedback manner. The system may further include a health monitoring component configured to monitor health conditions of the one or more vehicles, the control signals being determined at least in part on the health conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John L. Vian, Ronald C. Provine, Stefan R. Bieniawski, Emad W. Saad, Paul E. R. Pigg, Gregory J. Clark, Ali R. Mansouri, Khaled Abdel-Motagaly, Charles A. Erignac, James J. Troy, Paul Murray, Jonathan P. How, Mario J. Valenti, Brett M. Bethke
  • Autonomous Vehicle Rapid Development Testbed Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20080033684
    Abstract: Systems and methods for development testing of vehicles and components are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a position reference system and a command and control architecture. The position reference system is configured to repetitively measure one or more position and motion characteristics of one or more vehicles operating within a control volume. The command and control architecture is configured to receive the repetitively measured characteristics from the position reference system, and to determine corresponding control signals based thereon. The control signals are then transmitted to the one or more vehicles to control at least one of position, movement, and stabilization of the one or more vehicles in a closed-loop feedback manner. The system may further include a health monitoring component configured to monitor health conditions of the one or more vehicles, the control signals being determined at least in part on the health conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John L. Vian, Ronald C. Provine, Stefan R. Bieniawski, Emad W. Saad, Paul E. R. Pigg, Gregory J. Clark, Ali R. Mansouri, Khaled Abdel-Motagaly, Charles A. Erignac, James J. Troy, Paul Murray, Jonathan P. How, Mario J. Valenti, Brett M. Bethke