Patents by Inventor Victor Mauger

Victor Mauger 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).

  • Patent number: 9285482
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the integrity of position information outputted by a hybridization device that includes a bank (3) of Kalman filters, each filter developing a hybrid navigation solution from inertial measurements calculated by a virtual platform (2) and from raw measurements of signals transmitted by a satellite constellation which are outputted by a global navigation satellite system (GNSS). The method includes, for each satellite of the constellation of calculating a cross-innovation of the satellite that reflects the deviation between an observation, corresponding to a raw measurement from the satellite, and an a posteriori estimation of said observation that is developed through a Kalman filter and does not use the raw measurement from the satellite; carrying out a statistical test of the cross-innovation to ascertain whether or not the satellite is malfunctioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE
    Inventors: Sébastien Vourc'h, Victor Mauger
  • Patent number: 8625696
    Abstract: The invention relates according to a first aspect to a hybridization device (1) comprising a virtual platform (2) calculating inertial measurements (PPVI), a bank (3) of Kalman filters each formulating a hybrid navigation solution on the basis of the inertial measurements of the virtual platform (2) and of measurements of signals emitted by a constellation of satellites, which measurements are delivered by a satellite positioning system (GNSS), characterized in that it comprises, for each filter of the bank, a module for correcting the satellite measurements (4) delivering to the filter the measurements of the satellite positioning system (GNSS) which are used by the filter after correction with the aid of the hybrid navigation solution formulated by the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sagem Defense Securite
    Inventors: Sébastien Vourc'h, Victor Mauger
  • Publication number: 20120013505
    Abstract: According to a first form, the invention relates to a method for monitoring the integrity of position information outputted by a hybridization device that includes a bank (3) of Kalman filters, each filter developing a hybrid navigation solution from inertial measurements calculated by a virtual platform (2) and from raw measurements of signals transmitted by a satellite constellation which are outputted by a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), characterized in that the method consists of the steps, for each satellite of the constellation, of calculating a cross-innovation of the satellite that reflects the deviation between an observation, corresponding to a raw measurement from the satellite, and an a posteriori estimation of said observation that is developed through a Kalman filter and does not use the raw measurement from the satellite; carrying out a statistical test of the cross-innovation to ascertain whether or not the satellite is malfunctioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Sébastien Vourc'h, Victor Mauger
  • Publication number: 20110243194
    Abstract: The invention relates according to a first aspect to a hybridization device (1) comprising a virtual platform (2) calculating inertial measurements (PPVI), a bank (3) of Kalman filters each formulating a hybrid navigation solution on the basis of the inertial measurements of the virtual platform (2) and of measurements of signals emitted by a constellation of satellites, which measurements are delivered by a satellite positioning system (GNSS), characterized in that it comprises, for each filter of the bank, a module for correcting the satellite measurements (4) delivering to the filter the measurements of the satellite positioning system (GNSS) which are used by the filter after correction with the aid of the hybrid navigation solution formulated by the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Sébastien Vourc'h, Victor Mauger