Patents by Inventor Shing Peter Kau

Shing Peter 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).

  • Employing booster trajectory in a payload inertial measurement unit
    Patent number: 6380526
    Abstract: A payload launching method measures the attitude of a booster during a launch with an inertial measurement unit on the payload to compare the actual booster trajectory with a desired trajectory to control the payload at the deployment location, the inertial measurement unit on a booster carrying the payload using said desired trajectory to reach the deployment location
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Shing Peter Kau
  • Accuracy of an inertial measurement unit
    Patent number: 6131068
    Abstract: A missile guidance system employs a strap down inertial measurement unit with a separate accelerometer and star sensor that are moved for preflight accelerometer initialization. During flight, light is directed on the accelerometer and inertial measurement unit to produce on the star sensor images of the light source, the accelerometer and the inertial measurement unit. The location of these images, which manifest the acceleration and position of the inertial measurement unit relative to the vehicle, are used to improve the accuracy of the inertial measurement unit data for vehicle guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Shing Peter Kau