Patents by Inventor Ofir Elya

Ofir Elya 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).

  • North finder
    Patent number: 8930138
    Abstract: An attitude determination system provided with North-finding capability, comprises: a) a stage consisting of a rotating platform provided with a high precision positioning controller; b) an Inertial Navigation System (INS) comprising inertial sensors, wherein said inertial sensors comprise gyroscopes and accelerometers, and wherein at least one gyroscope is of a precision suitable to find the direction of true North; and, c) a control unit for controlling input signals and output signals of the stage and the INS and combining the signals in order to provide attitude data of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Igal Kadosh, Nadav Katzman, Michael Naroditsky, Ofir Elya
  • NORTH FINDER
    Publication number: 20130090848
    Abstract: An attitude determination system provided with North-finding capability, comprises: a) a stage consisting of a rotating platform provided with a high precision positioning controller; b) an Inertial Navigation System (INS) comprising inertial sensors, wherein said inertial sensors comprise gyroscopes and accelerometers, and wherein at least one gyroscope is of a precision suitable to find the direction of true North; and, c) a control unit for controlling input signals and output signals of the stage and the INS and combining the signals in order to provide attitude data of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Igal Kadosh, Nadav Katzman, Michael Naroditsky, Ofir Elya