Patents by Inventor Miroslav Stamenkovich

Miroslav Stamenkovich 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 collision avoidance navigation system and method
    Patent number: 9418558
    Abstract: An Autonomous Collision Avoidance Navigation System comprising navigating a route between a first location and a second location using a route tracking algorithm, detecting an obstacle and the obstacle's bearing, speed, distance, and direction of travel with respect to ownship, determining whether a collision between the ownship and the obstacle is probable, reducing ownship speed when a collision distance is less than a predetermined distance, determining a new heading using fuzzy logic and MCAD, and changing ownship course to the new heading, and to resume the route tracking algorithm when the obstacle is cleared from probably collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Miroslav Stamenkovich, Robert Alexander Greer
  • Electronic chart assisted navigation system
    Patent number: H1878
    Abstract: The automated charting system of the present invention comprises a computer program for inputting current position from the Global Positioning Syst accessing the Digital Nautical Chart database (DNC), selecting the best available nautical chart data for the current position, and displaying the current position on the selected nautical chart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Robert A. Greer, Miroslav Stamenkovich