Patents by Inventor Shing Kau

Shing Kau 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).

  • Publication number: 20060169845
    Abstract: A sensor alignment system and method is provided that facilitates the precise alignment determination of satellite sensors. The system and method utilizes an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to facilitate alignment determination of multiples sensors on a satellite. The system and method performs a roll of the satellite around a preliminary sensor active axis, using the IMU to measure the rotation rate in both magnitude and direction. The sensor input is monitored by the IMU during the roll around the preliminary sensor axis. The data from sensor output obtained during the roll can be processed to calculate the difference between the preliminary sensor axis and the actual sensor axis. From this calculation the actual alignment of the sensor axis can be determined. Furthermore, by performing this alignment determination operation for multiple sensors the relative alignment between sensors can be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventor: Shing Kau
  • Publication number: 20050234605
    Abstract: A method for recursively determining alignment of a flight vehicle during flight is provided. The method includes generating data in a reference coordinate frame and in a second coordinate frame at a plurality of points in time during the flight, recursively generating first and second matrices from the data in the reference coordinate frame and the second coordinate frame, and at each point in time, determining an alignment output based on the inverted first matrix and the second matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventor: Shing Kau