Patents by Inventor Stuart R. Kobata

Stuart R. Kobata 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).

  • Programmable multi-gravity test platform and method for using same
    Patent number: 10214286
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting test data from a unit under test (UUT) in a multi-gravity environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a desired accelerative load profile for the UUT, determining the commanded flight profile of a flight vehicle at least in part from the desired accelerative load profile and a predicted dynamic response of the flight vehicle having the UUT mounted thereto to the commanded flight profile, commanding the flight vehicle having the UUT mounted thereto to fly the determined flight profile, and collecting the test data using a data acquisition system communicatively coupled to the UUT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Stuart R. Kobata, Martin Edward Lozano, Henry Rodriguez, Jr., Kevin Swenson, Brian Vaniman
  • PROGRAMMABLE MULTI-GRAVITY TEST PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR USING SAME
    Publication number: 20180067501
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting test data from a unit under test (UUT) in a multi-gravity environment is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a desired accelerative load profile for the UUT, determining the commanded flight profile of a flight vehicle at least in part from the desired accelerative load profile and a predicted dynamic response of the flight vehicle having the UUT mounted thereto to the commanded flight profile, commanding the flight vehicle having the UUT mounted thereto to fly the determined flight profile, and collecting the test data using a data acquisition system communicatively coupled to the UUT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Stuart R. Kobata, Martin Edward Lozano, Henry Rodriguez, JR., Kevin Swenson, Brian Vaniman