Patents by Inventor MATTHEW ZYWIAK

MATTHEW ZYWIAK 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).

  • Flight initiation proximity warning system
    Patent number: 10565887
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a method of flight initiation proximity warning for an autonomous vehicle is provided. A flight initiation request is detected at a processing system of the autonomous vehicle. A preflight proximity scan is performed for any obstacles within a predetermined distance from the autonomous vehicle based on the flight initiation request. An alert is sent to a control station based on detecting at least one obstacle within the predetermined distance. Flight initiation of the autonomous vehicle is inhibited until an acknowledgement of the alert is received at the processing system of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Igor Cherepinsky, Christopher Stathis, Joshua M. Leland, Matthew Zywiak
  • FLIGHT INITIATION PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180053427
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, a method of flight initiation proximity warning for an autonomous vehicle is provided. A flight initiation request is detected at a processing system of the autonomous vehicle. A preflight proximity scan is performed for any obstacles within a predetermined distance from the autonomous vehicle based on the flight initiation request. An alert is sent to a control station based on detecting at least one obstacle within the predetermined distance. Flight initiation of the autonomous vehicle is inhibited until an acknowledgement of the alert is received at the processing system of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Igor Cherepinsky, Christopher Stathis, Joshua M. Leland, Matthew Zywiak
  • Aircraft control systems
    Patent number: 9786189
    Abstract: A method of controlling an aircraft in the event of pilot incapacity includes detecting, using at least one sensor, the occurrence of an event relating to a pilot's capacity to control the aircraft, determining whether the event justifies a controlled takeover of the aircraft from the pilot, asserting a controlled takeover of the aircraft from the pilot if it has been determined that a controlled takeover is justified, and executing a controlled landing of the aircraft without assistance of the pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
    Inventors: George N. Loussides, Matthew Zywiak
  • AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170213467
    Abstract: A method of controlling an aircraft in the event of pilot incapacity includes detecting, using at least one sensor, the occurrence of an event relating to a pilot's capacity to control the aircraft, determining whether the event justifies a controlled takeover of the aircraft from the pilot, asserting a controlled takeover of the aircraft from the pilot if it has been determined that a controlled takeover is justified, and executing a controlled landing of the aircraft without assistance of the pilot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: GEORGE N. LOUSSIDES, MATTHEW ZYWIAK