Patents by Inventor Timothy D. Flynn

Timothy D. Flynn 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).

  • Method of inferring rotorcraft gross weight
    Patent number: 7296006
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for determining the gross weight of an aircraft. A flight regime is determined based on one or more inputs. A neural net is selected based on a flight regime. The neural net inputs may include derived values. A first estimate of the gross weight is produced by the selected neural net. The first estimate is used, along with other inputs, with a Kalman filter to produce a final gross weight estimate. The Kalman filter blends or fuses together its inputs to produce the final gross weight estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Flynn, Robert Alan Hess, Barbara Noble
  • Method of inferring rotorcraft gross weight
    Publication number: 20040193386
    Abstract: Described are systems and methods for determining the gross weight of an aircraft. A flight regime is determined based on one or more inputs. A neural net is selected based on a flight regime. The neural net inputs may include derived values. A first estimate of the gross weight is produced by the selected neural net. The first estimate is used, along with other inputs, with a Kalman filter to produce a final gross weight estimate. The Kalman filter blends or fuses together its inputs to produce the final gross weight estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Timothy D. Flynn, Robert Alan Hess, Barbara Noble