Patents by Inventor Sherry E. Hammell

Sherry E. Hammell 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: 5471433
    Abstract: A trajectory estimation system for estimating a trajectory of a target in sponse to a series of data items which generated in response to motion of the target. The trajectory estimation system includes a data segmentation means and a trajectory selection means. The data segmentation means processes the series of data items in accordance with a regression/multiple-hypothesis methodology to generate a plurality of segments, each having associated data items which have similar features. The trajectory selection means for processing said segments in accordance with a multiple-model hypothesis methodology to generate a corresponding statistically-supportable candidate trajectory motion estimate of target motion thereby to provide indicia of an overall trajectory of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Sherry E. Hammell, Kai F. Gong, Neil A. Jackson, Kathleen D. Keay, John F. MacDonald