Patents by Inventor Tristram Tupper Hyde

Tristram Tupper Hyde 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).

  • Momentum control system and method
    Patent number: 6758444
    Abstract: A momentum control system and method is provided that provides attitude control for a vehicle while minimizing the negative effects of the momentum control system. The momentum control system and method include at least one more reaction wheel than the degrees of freedom under control. For example, in a vehicle designed to rotate in all three direction, at least four reaction wheels would be provided. The additional reaction wheel provide an additional control parameter that can be used to minimize the cost of the momentum control system's performance. The cost of the momentum control system that can be minimized includes the effects of vibration, power consumption, and undesirable changes in rotational direction, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Mason Alan Peck, Tristram Tupper Hyde
  • MOMENTUM CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20040124314
    Abstract: A momentum control system and method is provided that provides attitude control for a vehicle while minimizing the negative effects of the momentum control system. The momentum control system and method include at least one more reaction wheel than the degrees of freedom under control. For example, in a vehicle designed to rotate in all three directions, at least four reaction wheels would be provided. The additional reaction wheel provides an additional control parameter that can be used to minimize the cost of the momentum control system's performance. The cost of the momentum control system that can be minimized includes the effects of vibration, power consumption, and undesirable changes in rotational direction, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Mason Alan Peck, Tristram Tupper Hyde
  • Hybrid passive and active vibration isolator architecture
    Patent number: 6354576
    Abstract: A vibration isolator which may be constructed in the form of a cube for use in retrofitting a device which is subjected to unwanted vibration present in an attached member which utilizes an active vibration isolator and a passive isolator in series between the members and which may include an overload protection device in the form of a deformable member in parallel with the isolators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Jacobs, Tristram Tupper Hyde
  • Multi-resolution drive for actuators
    Patent number: 6278247
    Abstract: An actuator positioned in accordance with two signals, the first being predominant and having a noise portion of magnitude which would mask the second signal and wherein the first signal is filtered to remove the noise and is connected to the actuator independently of the second signal so that the resultant motion of the actuator is additive of the two signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Tristram Tupper Hyde