Patents by Inventor Ryan P. Ropp

Ryan P. Ropp 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 predicting the performance of a radar
    Patent number: 10558492
    Abstract: A system and method for planning radar missions. The system includes a processing unit and a display. The method includes estimating the execution time of a plurality of radar tasks to be executed periodically at respective planned repetition rates, and assessing, using rate monotonic scheduling, whether the tasks can be executed at their respective planned repetition rates. The display may be employed to display a graphical representation of a path to be flown repeatedly by the aircraft, and, superimposed on the displayed path, symbols indicating whether at any point on the path the radar will be able to execute each task at its respective planned repetition rate, and whether each of a plurality of areas to be surveyed by the radar, each corresponding to a respective radar task, is in the field of view pattern of the radar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Rights, Zhen-Qi Gan, Darwin H. Easter, Ryan P. Ropp, Matthew A. Bennett, John M. Bartlett
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE PERFORMANCE OF A RADAR
    Publication number: 20180165121
    Abstract: A system and method for planning radar missions. The system includes a processing unit and a display. The method includes estimating the execution time of a plurality of radar tasks to be executed periodically at respective planned repetition rates, and assessing, using rate monotonic scheduling, whether the tasks can be executed at their respective planned repetition rates. The display may be employed to display a graphical representation of a path to be flown repeatedly by the aircraft, and, superimposed on the displayed path, symbols indicating whether at any point on the path the radar will be able to execute each task at its respective planned repetition rate, and whether each of a plurality of areas to be surveyed by the radar, each corresponding to a respective radar task, is in the field of view pattern of the radar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Rights, Zhen-Qi Gan, Darwin H. Easter, Ryan P. Ropp, Matthew A. Bennett, John M. Bartlett