Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Kinashi

Yasuhiro Kinashi 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).

  • Attitude determination and alignment using electro-optical sensors and global navigation satellites
    Patent number: 6463366
    Abstract: An attitude determination and alignment method and system use electro-optical sensors and global navigation satellites to determine attitude knowledge for a spacecraft, satellite, or a high-altitude aircraft. An on-board inertial navigation system uses global navigation satellite system equipment and an attitude determination system uses an electro-optical sensor. The electro-optical sensor view the navigation satellites as surrogate stellar reference sources. The electro-optical sensor replaces the function of a star sensor or tracker and associated processing required for an onboard attitude determination system. Navigation and timing information generated by the GPS/GNSS-INS is used to perform required attitude determination system functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kinashi, David Salazar
  • Attitude determination and alignment using electro-optical sensors and global navigation satellites
    Publication number: 20020004691
    Abstract: An attitude determination and alignment method and system use electro-optical sensors and global navigation satellites to determine attitude knowledge for a spacecraft, satellite, or a high-altitude airborne. An on-board inertial navigation system uses global navigation satellite system equipment and an electro-optical sensor. The electro-optical sensor view the navigation satellites as a surrogate stellar reference sources. The electro-optical sensor replaces the function of a star sensor or tracker and associated processing required for an onboard attitude determination system. Navigation and timing information generated by the GNSS-INS performs required attitude determination system functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kinashi, David Salazar