Patents by Inventor Zoran Sjanic

Zoran Sjanic 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: 9483842
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for navigation of an aerial vehicle. The method comprises providing a sensor image from an aerial vehicle sensor. The method also comprises to repeatedly, until at least one predetermined criterion is reached, perform the step of setting input data, where the input data comprises information related to pitch angle, roll angle, yaw angle and three-dimensional position of the aerial vehicle, the step of providing a two-dimensional image from a database based on the input data, where the database comprises three-dimensional geo-referenced information of the environment, and the step of comparing the sensor image and the two dimensional image from the database. The method further comprises using the input data for which the two images correspond best to each other for determining at least one of the following quantities pitch angle, roll angle, yaw angle and three-dimensional position of the aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Vricon Systems Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Leif Haglund, Johan Bejeryd, Per Carlbom, Zoran Sjanic
  • Patent number: 9360321
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for navigation of an aerial vehicle. The method comprises providing a sensor image from an aerial vehicle sensor. The method also comprises to repeatedly, until at least one predetermined criterion is reached, perform the step of setting input data, where the input data comprises information related to pitch angle, roll angle, yaw angle and three-dimensional position of the aerial vehicle, the step of providing a two-dimensional image from a database based on the input data, where the database comprises three-dimensional geo-referenced information of the environment, and the step of comparing the sensor image and the two dimensional image from the database. The method further comprises using the input data for which the two images correspond best to each other for determining at least one of the following quantities pitch angle, roll angle, yaw angle and three-dimensional position of the aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Vricon Systems Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Leif Haglund, Johan Bejeryd, Per Carlbom, Zoran Sjanic
  • Publication number: 20150292887
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for navigation of an aerial vehicle. The method comprises providing a sensor image from an aerial vehicle sensor. The method also comprises to repeatedly, until at least one predetermined criterion is reached, perform the step of setting input data, where the input data comprises information related to pitch angle, roll angle, yaw angle and three-dimensional position of the aerial vehicle, the step of providing a two-dimensional image from a database based on the input data, where the database comprises three-dimensional geo-referenced information of the environment, and the step of comparing the sensor image and the two dimensional image from the database. The method further comprises using the input data for which the two images correspond best to each other for determining at least one of the following quantities pitch angle, roll angle, yaw angle and three-dimensional position of the aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Leif Haglund, Johan Bejeryd, Per Carlbom, Zoran Sjanic
  • Publication number: 20150292888
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for navigation of an aerial vehicle. The method comprises providing a sensor image from an aerial vehicle sensor. The method also comprises to repeatedly, until at least one predetermined criterion is reached, perform the step of setting input data, where the input data comprises information related to pitch angle, roll angle, yaw angle and three-dimensional position of the aerial vehicle, the step of providing a two-dimensional image from a database based on the input data, where the database comprises three-dimensional geo-referenced information of the environment, and the step of comparing the sensor image and the two dimensional image from the database. The method further comprises using the input data for which the two images correspond best to each other for determining at least one of the following quantities pitch angle, roll angle, yaw angle and three-dimensional position of the aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Leif Haglund, Johan Bejeryd, Per Carlbom, Zoran Sjanic
  • Patent number: 7363152
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a system for calculating a flight route between a first position and a second position. According to the method, the first position is chosen as the current position, and the following steps are then repeated until the second position is reached: a loss function is determined corresponding to each flight path in a set of flight paths that are predefined in relation to the current direction of flight; a flight path that yields the most advantageous value for the loss function is selected; a subsection from the current position and a predetermined number of positions forward are registered for the selected flight path, and the position at the end of the subsection is chosen as the new current position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Zoran Sjanic
  • Publication number: 20050150997
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a system for calculating a flight route between a first position and a second position. According to the method, the first position is chosen as the current position, and the following steps are then repeated until the second position is reached: a loss function is determined corresponding to each flight path in a set of flight paths that are predefined in relation to the current direction of flight; a flight path that yields the most advantageous value for the loss function is selected; a subsection from the current position and a predetermined number of positions forward are registered for the selected flight path, and the position at the end of the subsection is chosen as the new current position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: SAAB AB
    Inventor: Zoran Sjanic