Patents by Inventor Philippe Brocard

Philippe Brocard 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).

  • Publication number: 20240402361
    Abstract: A method or system can include or be configured to receive a set of satellite observations, receiving sensor data, determining a position estimate and associated positioning error for a rover based on the set of satellite observations and the sensor data, determine a protection level associated with the position estimate based on a set of potential faults, and optionally provide an alert when the positioning error exceeds the protection level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Philippe Brocard
  • Patent number: 12085654
    Abstract: A method or system can include or be configured to receive a set of satellite observations, receiving sensor data, determining a position estimate and associated positioning error for a rover based on the set of satellite observations and the sensor data, determine a protection level associated with the position estimate based on a set of potential faults, and optionally provide an alert when the positioning error exceeds the protection level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Philippe Brocard
  • Publication number: 20240230923
    Abstract: A method can include receiving satellite observations, determining GNSS corrections, monitoring the GNSS corrections, transmitting the GNSS corrections and monitor result, and determining a GNSS receiver positioning solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Philippe Brocard, Alex Parkins, Sébastien Carcanague, James Tidd
  • Publication number: 20240201392
    Abstract: A method can include, or a system can be configured to perform the steps of, receiving satellite signals, determining a monitor condition, determining a monitor performance, determining a residual error magnitude, fitting the residual error magnitude, and determining a positioning solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Swift Navigation Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Brocard, Damien Theureau, Jan Bolting, Isak Tjernberg, Sébastien Carcanague
  • Publication number: 20240151856
    Abstract: A system can include a computing system and optionally a GNSS receiver. The computing system can include a correction generator, one or more correction checker, one or more correction combiner, a positioning engine, and/or any suitable components. The computing system may be designed to be free from interference between components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Alex Parkins, Isak Tjerberg, Rodrigo Reichert, Fergus MacPherson Noble, Sébastien Carcangue, Philippe Brocard
  • Publication number: 20240134065
    Abstract: A method can include receiving satellite observations, determining GNSS corrections, monitoring the GNSS corrections, transmitting the GNSS corrections and monitor result, and determining a GNSS receiver positioning solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Philippe Brocard, Alex Parkins, Sébastien Carcanague, James Tidd
  • Publication number: 20230341563
    Abstract: A method or system can include or be configured to receive a set of satellite observations, receiving sensor data, determining a position estimate and associated positioning error for a rover based on the set of satellite observations and the sensor data, determine a protection level associated with the position estimate based on a set of potential faults, and optionally provide an alert when the positioning error exceeds the protection level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Philippe Brocard
  • Patent number: 11733397
    Abstract: A method or system can include or be configured to receive a set of satellite observations, receiving sensor data, determining a position estimate and associated positioning error for a rover based on the set of satellite observations and the sensor data, determine a protection level associated with the position estimate based on a set of potential faults, and optionally provide an alert when the positioning error exceeds the protection level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Philippe Brocard
  • Publication number: 20230026395
    Abstract: A method or system can include or be configured to receive a set of satellite observations, receiving sensor data, determining a position estimate and associated positioning error for a rover based on the set of satellite observations and the sensor data, determine a protection level associated with the position estimate based on a set of potential faults, and optionally provide an alert when the positioning error exceeds the protection level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Reimer, Philippe Brocard
  • Publication number: 20230018631
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a receiver position comprising receiving satellite observations from a set of satellites, determining differenced observations based on the satellite observations, determining an all-in-view position of the receiver based on the differenced observations, determining a set of fault modes each associated with a subset of the differenced observations, for a fault mode of the set of fault modes, determining a fault-tolerant position of the receiver using the subset of differenced observations associated with the fault mode, when the all-in-view position and the fault tolerant position of the receiver for each fault mode are within a solution separation threshold, calculating a protection level associated with the all-in-view position of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Grgich, Lloyd Maza, Philippe Brocard
  • Patent number: 11480690
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a receiver position comprising receiving satellite observations from a set of satellites, determining differenced observations based on the satellite observations, determining an all-in-view position of the receiver based on the differenced observations, determining a set of fault modes each associated with a subset of the differenced observations, for a fault mode of the set of fault modes, determining a fault-tolerant position of the receiver using the subset of differenced observations associated with the fault mode, when the all-in-view position and the fault tolerant position of the receiver for each fault mode are within a solution separation threshold, calculating a protection level associated with the all-in-view position of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Swift Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Grgich, Lloyd Maza, Philippe Brocard
  • Publication number: 20210382181
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a receiver position comprising receiving satellite observations from a set of satellites, determining differenced observations based on the satellite observations, determining an all-in-view position of the receiver based on the differenced observations, determining a set of fault modes each associated with a subset of the differenced observations, for a fault mode of the set of fault modes, determining a fault-tolerant position of the receiver using the subset of differenced observations associated with the fault mode, when the all-in-view position and the fault tolerant position of the receiver for each fault mode are within a solution separation threshold, calculating a protection level associated with the all-in-view position of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Grgich, Lloyd Maza, Philippe Brocard