Patents by Inventor Robert Fetner, III

Robert Fetner, III 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).

  • System and method for estimating turbulence based on multiple wavelengths
    Patent number: 10281483
    Abstract: A device includes an image sensor, first optics, second optics, and a processor. The first optics are configured to form a first optical pattern (OP) on the image sensor. The first OP is associated with a first wavelength. The second optics are configured to form a second OP on the image sensor. The second OP is associated with a second wavelength that is longer than the first wavelength. The processor is configured to generate a first turbulence estimate based on relative motion of the first OP, to generate a second turbulence estimate based on relative motion of the second OP, and to generate error correction data. The processor is also configured to adjust the first turbulence estimate based on the error correction data and the second turbulence estimate to determine an estimated turbulence value. The processor may also be configured to estimate a wind profile, a turbulence profile, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Ralph Galetti, Teresa Neudecker, Richard Holmes, Jeremy Manning, Robert Fetner, III, Angel Portillo
  • System and Method for Estimating Turbulence Based on Multiple Wavelengths
    Publication number: 20180259549
    Abstract: A device includes an image sensor, first optics, second optics, and a processor. The first optics are configured to form a first optical pattern (OP) on the image sensor. The first OP is associated with a first wavelength. The second optics are configured to form a second OP on the image sensor. The second OP is associated with a second wavelength that is longer than the first wavelength. The processor is configured to generate a first turbulence estimate based on relative motion of the first OP, to generate a second turbulence estimate based on relative motion of the second OP, and to generate error correction data. The processor is also configured to adjust the first turbulence estimate based on the error correction data and the second turbulence estimate to determine an estimated turbulence value. The processor may also be configured to estimate a wind profile, a turbulence profile, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ralph Galetti, Teresa Neudecker, Richard Holmes, Jeremy Manning, Robert Fetner, III, Angel Portillo