Patents by Inventor Tyler PRESSER

Tyler PRESSER 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).

  • USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS FOR SAFE SWARM TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20250091732
    Abstract: A control system includes a target spacecraft and a swarm of chaser spacecraft. Each chaser spacecraft is controlled to follow a corresponding computed trajectory. The system also includes at least one computing device that executes a nested genetic algorithm. The nested genetic algorithm includes multiple guidance genetic algorithms and an outer genetic algorithm. Characteristically, each chaser spacecraft has an associated guidance genetic algorithm that determines a computed trajectory for the chaser spacecraft associated therewith. Advantageously, the outer genetic algorithm checks for collisions and is configured to alter one or more computed trajectories to avoid collisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: University of Southern California
    Inventors: David BARNHART, Rahul RUGHANI, Tyler PRESSER
  • Using genetic algorithms for safe swarm trajectory optimization
    Patent number: 12187462
    Abstract: A control system includes a target spacecraft and a swarm of chaser spacecraft. Each chaser spacecraft is controlled to follow a corresponding computed trajectory. The system also includes at least one computing device that executes a nested genetic algorithm. The nested genetic algorithm includes multiple guidance genetic algorithms and an outer genetic algorithm. Characteristically, each chaser spacecraft has an associated guidance genetic algorithm that determines a computed trajectory for the chaser spacecraft associated therewith. Advantageously, the outer genetic algorithm checks for collisions and is configured to alter one or more computed trajectories to avoid collisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: David Barnhart, Rahul Rughani, Tyler Presser
  • USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS FOR SAFE SWARM TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20220227503
    Abstract: A control system includes a target spacecraft and a swarm of chaser spacecraft. Each chaser spacecraft is controlled to follow a corresponding computed trajectory. The system also includes at least one computing device that executes a nested genetic algorithm. The nested genetic algorithm includes multiple guidance genetic algorithms and an outer genetic algorithm. Characteristically, each chaser spacecraft has an associated guidance genetic algorithm that determines a computed trajectory for the chaser spacecraft associated therewith. Advantageously, the outer genetic algorithm checks for collisions and is configured to alter one or more computed trajectories to avoid collisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: David BARNHART, Rahul RUGHANI, Tyler PRESSER