Patents by Inventor Uma K. Sharma

Uma K. Sharma 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).

  • Multi-purpose autonomous vehicle with path plotting
    Patent number: 5170352
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle for operating in a predetermined work area while avoiding both fixed and moving obstacles. A plurality of laser, sonic and optical sensors detect targets and obstacles in the work area and provide coded signals to processors and controllers which direct the vehicle over a most expedient route to a target while avoiding any obstacles. The vehicle is especially useful in moving around the deck of an aircraft carrier to deliver ammunition to aircraft from an ammunition magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Louis S. McTamaney, Yue M. Wong, Rangasami S. Chandra, Robert A. Walker, Jorge E. Lastra, Paul A. Wagner, Uma K. Sharma, Clyde D. Watson