Patents by Inventor Nicholas Andrew PLAYLE

Nicholas Andrew PLAYLE 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).

  • Method and system for bode plot information collection for hovering/fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS)
    Patent number: 11703885
    Abstract: A method for collecting information required for Bode plot creation of a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) autopilot system is provided. The method comprises: creating a Bode plot generation input signal: adding the Bode plot generation input signal to control inputs; collecting data from multiple points within the control system; calculating magnitude and phase at the multiple points using the data collected; recording the magnitude and phase for the multiple points in a datalog; comparing the magnitude and phase for the multiple points to calculate the gain and phase margins for open loop responses in the control system; creating a Bode plot for at least one of the following: i) a closed loop response of the attitude and/or rate loops, ii) an open loop response of the attitude and/or rate loops and iii) a response of the UAV; and outputting the Bode plot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: 4596286 Manitoba Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Andrew Playle, Maziar Mardan, Tyler Desmond Melmoth, Howard William Loewen
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BODE PLOT INFORMATION COLLECTION FOR HOVERING/FIXED-WING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS)
    Publication number: 20230176590
    Abstract: A method for collecting information required for Bode plot creation of a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) autopilot system is provided. The method comprises: creating a Bode plot generation input signal: adding the Bode plot generation input signal to control inputs; collecting data from multiple points within the control system; calculating magnitude and phase at the multiple points using the data collected; recording the magnitude and phase for the multiple points in a datalog; comparing the magnitude and phase for the multiple points to calculate the gain and phase margins for open loop responses in the control system; creating a Bode plot for at least one of the following: i) a closed loop response of the attitude and/or rate loops, ii) an open loop response of the attitude and/or rate loops and iii) a response of the UAV; and outputting the Bode plot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Andrew PLAYLE, Maziar MARDAN, Tyler Desmond MELMOTH, Howard William LOEWEN
  • True hardware in the loop SPI emulation
    Patent number: 10417360
    Abstract: An emulator for emulating at least one digital device communicating over a clocked serial bus, the emulator is provided. The emulator comprises a programmable logic device holding device configuration information and data for the at least one emulated digital device; a communication mechanism for exchanging data between the at least one emulated digital device and a host device; and a decode mechanism that selects response data from the one or more registers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: MicroPilot Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Desmond Melmoth, Adam Jacob Toews, Daniel Serge Brouillette, Nicholas Andrew Playle
  • TRUE HARDWARE IN THE LOOP SPI EMULATION
    Publication number: 20160154917
    Abstract: An emulator for emulating at least one digital device communicating over a clocked serial bus, the emulator is provided. The emulator comprises a programmable logic device holding device configuration information and data for the at least one emulated digital device; a communication mechanism for exchanging data between the at least one emulated digital device and a host device; and a decode mechanism that selects response data from the one or more registers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Tyler Desmond MELMOTH, Adam Jacob TOEWS, Daniel Serge BROUILLETTE, Nicholas Andrew PLAYLE