Patents by Inventor Oliver H. D. Walter

Oliver H. D. Walter 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: 4991794
    Abstract: A radar seeker transient suppressor for an anti-radar homing missile in which glint effects upset the smooth tracking of a target by apparently changing the target position spasmodically. A seeker output signal is derived which is at least substantially independent of body movement e.g. the target sightline angle signal rather than the look angle signal (i.e. relative to a space reference rather than a body reference). This signal is used to control the steering either filtered or unfiltered according to whether the difference exceeds a threshold value or not. Both azimuth and elevation channels are treated similarly and in unison. An excessive filtered/unfiltered difference in either channel causes use of the filtered signal in both. A double integrating filter may be employed to avoid the relative displacement of output and input signals when the input is, or contains, a ramp component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: The Marconi Company Limited
    Inventors: Anthony J. Benson, Frederick L. Pew, Oliver H. D. Walter, Geoffrey Warman, Michael A. Jones