Patents by Inventor Russel Figor

Russel Figor 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: 6401036
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices that enable correction of gyroscope bias and gyroscope bias drift in low-cost, vehicular navigation and positioning systems without using estimates of position and heading, and subsequent correction of heading and position errors resulting from gyroscope bias and bias drift, without relying on assumptions regarding gyroscope bias or predetermined time-dependent gyroscope bias drift profiles. The invention improves over existing GPS/DR systems that do not compensate for actual gyroscope bias instability, but instead correct the heading and position error that is induced by the bias instability and then correct estimates of gyroscope bias based on the corrected position and heading. The inventive methods provided herein can be used with any DR vehicle positioning system that uses a gyroscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Geier, Russel Figor, Troy L. Strother