Patents by Inventor Robert W. Rose
Robert W. Rose 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).
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Patent number: 12718700Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft in operation processes sensor-derived data, performs a localization cross-checking procedure, and dynamically generates updated analyses of the position and orientation of the aircraft. Based on the updated analyses, the system can generate instructions for flight control of the aircraft and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed. The system functions to reduce the “worst-case” bounds on a localization estimate for the aircraft to a low enough level that is appropriate for completing a flight operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2024Date of Patent: August 25, 2026Assignee: Reliable Robotics CorporationInventors: Michael Andrew Sherback, Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris
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Patent number: 12609039Abstract: A method may include receiving, from a ground station and at an aircraft computing system onboard the aircraft, a definition of a primary route, the primary route representing a trajectory, for the aircraft, from an origin location to a destination location, causing the aircraft to autonomously traverse the primary route using a flight controller, the flight controller configured to automatically control a set of flight control surfaces of the aircraft, while autonomously traversing the primary route, receiving an input from an inceptor, automatically mapping a direction and magnitude of the input to a predetermined flight maneuver, computing a definition of a modified route, the modified route initiating the predetermined flight maneuver, validating the modified route, including determining whether the modified route intersects known obstacles, and in response to the validation succeeding, causing the aircraft to autonomously traverse the modified route using the flight controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2024Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert W. Rose, Michael Westenhaver
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Publication number: 20260072448Abstract: While an aircraft is in flight toward the desired landing site, the aircraft generates a navigation solution to land the aircraft at the landing site. The navigation solution is transmitted to an operator that is at a location remote from the aircraft. The operator reviews the navigation solution and provides a confirmation whether the navigation solution is accurate back to the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2025Publication date: March 12, 2026Inventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris, Juerg Frefel
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Patent number: 12498718Abstract: While an aircraft is in flight toward the desired landing site, the aircraft generates a navigation solution to land the aircraft at the landing site. The navigation solution is transmitted to an operator that is at a location remote from the aircraft. The operator reviews the navigation solution and provides a confirmation whether the navigation solution is accurate back to the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: December 16, 2025Assignee: Reliable Robotics CorporationInventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris, Juerg Frefel
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Publication number: 20250299585Abstract: A method may include receiving, from a ground station and at an aircraft computing system onboard the aircraft, a definition of a primary route, the primary route representing a trajectory, for the aircraft, from an origin location to a destination location, causing the aircraft to autonomously traverse the primary route using a flight controller, the flight controller configured to automatically control a set of flight control surfaces of the aircraft, while autonomously traversing the primary route, receiving an input from an inceptor, automatically mapping a direction and magnitude of the input to a predetermined flight maneuver, computing a definition of a modified route, the modified route initiating the predetermined flight maneuver, validating the modified route, including determining whether the modified route intersects known obstacles, and in response to the validation succeeding, causing the aircraft to autonomously traverse the modified route using the flight controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2024Publication date: September 25, 2025Inventors: Robert W. Rose, Michael Westenhaver
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Publication number: 20250044461Abstract: An aircraft receives pseudorange input from a plurality of satellites of an augmentation system. Each pseudorange input includes a precise position solution and error data. The aircraft receives a high frequency measurement from an inertial navigation system. The aircraft applies the precise position solution, error data, and high frequency measurement to a set of parallel Schmidt extended Kalman filters to produce a corrected position solution and integrity data. The aircraft applies the integrity data to a receiver autonomous integrity monitoring system to produce a protection level for the corrected position solution. The aircraft performs an aircraft operation using the corrected position solution and protection level.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew Thomas Nehrenz, Samuel P. Pullen
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Patent number: 12153147Abstract: An aircraft receives pseudorange input from a plurality of satellites of an augmentation system. Each pseudorange input includes a precise position solution and error data. The aircraft receives a high frequency measurement from an inertial navigation system. The aircraft applies the precise position solution, error data, and high frequency measurement to a set of parallel Schmidt extended Kalman filters to produce a corrected position solution and integrity data. The aircraft applies the integrity data to a receiver autonomous integrity monitoring system to produce a protection level for the corrected position solution. The aircraft performs an aircraft operation using the corrected position solution and protection level.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, Samuel P. Pullen
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Patent number: 12153148Abstract: An aircraft receives pseudorange input from a plurality of satellites of an augmentation system. Each pseudorange input includes a precise position solution and error data. The aircraft receives a high frequency measurement from an inertial navigation system. The aircraft applies the precise position solution, error data, and high frequency measurement to a set of parallel Schmidt extended Kalman filters to produce a corrected position solution and integrity data. The aircraft applies the integrity data to a receiver autonomous integrity monitoring system to produce a protection level for the corrected position solution. The aircraft performs an aircraft operation using the corrected position solution and protection level.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, Samuel P. Pullen
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Publication number: 20240321124Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft in operation processes sensor-derived data, performs a localization cross-checking procedure, and dynamically generates updated analyses of the position and orientation of the aircraft. Based on the updated analyses, the system can generate instructions for flight control of the aircraft and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed. The system functions to reduce the “worst-case” bounds on a localization estimate for the aircraft to a low enough level that is appropriate for completing a flight operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2024Publication date: September 26, 2024Inventors: Michael Andrew Sherback, Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris
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Patent number: 11928976Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft in operation processes sensor-derived data, performs a localization cross-checking procedure, and dynamically generates updated analyses of the position and orientation of the aircraft. Based on the updated analyses, the system can generate instructions for flight control of the aircraft and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed. The system functions to reduce the “worst-case” bounds on a localization estimate for the aircraft to a low enough level that is appropriate for completing a flight operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Reliable Robotics CorporationInventors: Michael Andrew Sherback, Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris
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Publication number: 20230359197Abstract: While an aircraft is in flight toward the desired landing site, the aircraft generates a navigation solution to land the aircraft at the landing site. The navigation solution is transmitted to an operator that is at a location remote from the aircraft. The operator reviews the navigation solution and provides a confirmation whether the navigation solution is accurate back to the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris, Juerg Frefel
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Patent number: 11763687Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft and components remote from the aircraft processes radar-augmented data, transmits information between aircraft system components and/or remote system components, and dynamically determines locations and states of the aircraft, while the aircraft is in flight. Based on the locations and states of the aircraft, the system generates instructions for flight control of the aircraft toward a flight path appropriate to the locations of the aircraft, and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Reliable Robotics CorporationInventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris, Juerg Frefel
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Patent number: 11749126Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft and components remote from the aircraft processes sensor-derived data, transmits information between aircraft system components and remote system components, and dynamically generates updated analyses of position and orientation of the aircraft relative to a desired landing site, while the aircraft is in flight toward the desired landing site. Based on the position and orientation information, the system generates instructions for flight control of the aircraft toward a flight path to the landing site, and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Reliable Robotics CorporationInventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris, Juerg Frefel
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Publication number: 20220365222Abstract: An aircraft receives pseudorange input from a plurality of satellites of an augmentation system. Each pseudorange input includes a precise position solution and error data. The aircraft receives a high frequency measurement from an inertial navigation system. The aircraft applies the precise position solution, error data, and high frequency measurement to a set of parallel Schmidt extended Kalman filters to produce a corrected position solution and integrity data. The aircraft applies the integrity data to a receiver autonomous integrity monitoring system to produce a protection level for the corrected position solution. The aircraft performs an aircraft operation using the corrected position solution and protection level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, Samuel P. Pullen
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Publication number: 20220365224Abstract: An aircraft receives pseudorange input from a plurality of satellites of an augmentation system. Each pseudorange input includes a precise position solution and error data. The aircraft receives a high frequency measurement from an inertial navigation system. The aircraft applies the precise position solution, error data, and high frequency measurement to a set of parallel Schmidt extended Kalman filters to produce a corrected position solution and integrity data. The aircraft applies the integrity data to a receiver autonomous integrity monitoring system to produce a protection level for the corrected position solution. The aircraft performs an aircraft operation using the corrected position solution and protection level.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, Samuel P. Pullen
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Publication number: 20210319709Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft and components remote from the aircraft processes sensor-derived data, transmits information between aircraft system components and remote system components, and dynamically generates updated analyses of position and orientation of the aircraft relative to a desired landing site, while the aircraft is in flight toward the desired landing site. Based on the position and orientation information, the system generates instructions for flight control of the aircraft toward a flight path to the landing site, and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris, Juerg Frefel
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Patent number: 10935987Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft and components remote from the aircraft processes sensor-derived data, transmits information between aircraft system components and remote system components, and dynamically generates updated analyses of position and orientation of the aircraft relative to a desired landing site, while the aircraft is in flight toward the desired landing site. Based on the position and orientation information, the system generates instructions for flight control of the aircraft toward a flight path to the landing site, and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Reliable Robotics CorporationInventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris, Juerg Frefel
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Publication number: 20210027639Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft and components remote from the aircraft processes radar-augmented data, transmits information between aircraft system components and/or remote system components, and dynamically determines locations and states of the aircraft, while the aircraft is in flight. Based on the locations and states of the aircraft, the system generates instructions for flight control of the aircraft toward a flight path appropriate to the locations of the aircraft, and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris, Juerg Frefel
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Patent number: 10847042Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft and components remote from the aircraft processes radar-augmented data, transmits information between aircraft system components and/or remote system components, and dynamically determines locations and states of the aircraft, while the aircraft is in flight. Based on the locations and states of the aircraft, the system generates instructions for flight control of the aircraft toward a flight path appropriate to the locations of the aircraft, and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Reliable Robotics CorporationInventors: Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris, Juerg Frefel
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Publication number: 20200312170Abstract: A system having components coupled to an aircraft in operation processes sensor-derived data, performs a localization cross-checking procedure, and dynamically generates updated analyses of the position and orientation of the aircraft. Based on the updated analyses, the system can generate instructions for flight control of the aircraft and can update flight control instructions as new data is received and processed. The system functions to reduce the “worst-case” bounds on a localization estimate for the aircraft to a low enough level that is appropriate for completing a flight operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Michael Andrew Sherback, Robert W. Rose, Matthew T. Nehrenz, John P. Couluris