Patents by Inventor Melvin A. Olson

Melvin A. Olson 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).

  • Patent number: 6899297
    Abstract: The need in the art is addressed by the improved missile fire control system of the present invention. In the illustrative embodiment, the inventive system is adapted for use with TOW missile systems and includes a telescope cluster assembly (10) for generating target position signals (18,20). A digital error detector (22?) receives and processes target position signals (18,20) from the telescope cluster assembly (10). The processed signals (24,26) are then fed to a stabilization control amplifier (50), where a microcontroller (56) steps through a set of instructions eliminate angular noise from the target position signals (24,26). The stabilization control amplifier (50) subsequently provides feedback to the telescope cluster assembly (10) for adjusting the line-of-sight in the telescope cluster assembly (10). Software instructions for the microcontroller (56) and constant reference data are stored in the microcontroller memory (not shown).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Richrad J. Sand, Michael L. Wells, Melvin A. Olson, Eric B. Sutton