Patents by Inventor Rob Timpe

Rob Timpe 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).

  • VISION-BASED LANDING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230023069
    Abstract: A system includes one or more cameras configured to attach to an aircraft and capture a plurality of images. The plurality of images includes a first image including a runway and a subsequently captured second image including the runway. The system includes an aircraft computing system configured to identify common features in the first and second images, determine changes in locations of the common features between the first and second images, and determine a predicted landing location of the aircraft in the second image based on the changes in locations of the common features. The aircraft computing system is configured to abort landing on the runway based on the predicted landing location relative to the runway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Xwing, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxime Gariel, Ian Baldwin, Brian Shimanuki, Rob Timpe, Edward Lim