Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100163679 | OPTICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR AIRBORNE OBJECTS - An airborne tracking system including a radiation emitter, a radiation receiver and a signal processor. The radiation emitter is adapted to direct radiation to a positioning area a defined distance from the radiation emitter, the radiation carrying a modulated location signal containing information corresponding to positions within the positioning area. The radiation receiver is adapted to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation carrying the modulated signal and output a signal to the signal processor indicative of the modulation of the location signal of the received radiation. Signal processor is adapted to process the outputted signal and identify a position within the positioning area indicative of the location in the positioning area of the received radiation. | 07-01-2010 |
20100237196 | ACTIVE STABILIZATION OF A REFUELING DROGUE - A refueling drogue adapted to connect to a refueling hose extending from a refueling aircraft. The drogue may include an active stabilization system adapted to effectively stabilize the refueling drogue via control surfaces on the refueling drogue when the refueling drogue is placed in an airstream. | 09-23-2010 |
20110153205 | Relative Navigation System - A relative navigation system projecting a grid into space from a first object a grid that is repeatedly detected from a second object having a second relative reference frame and using range and attitude between the objects to adjust the attitude or range of at least one of the first and second objects. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153210 | Relative Navigation System and a Method Thereof - A method of providing a relative navigation system by projecting into space from a first object a grid that is repeatedly detected from a second object having a second relative reference frame associated with a second origin point on the second object and using range and attitude between the objects to adjust the attitude or range of at least one of the first and second objects. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153211 | METHOD OF DETERMINING RANGE - A method of determining range between two objects, where a grid consisting of a plurality of grid lines are projected into space by the first object and detected by the second object. | 06-23-2011 |
20120168564 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A REFUELING DROGUE ASSEMBLY - A method and system for a refueling drogue coupling system are provided. The system includes a coupling latch assembly coupled to the coupling outlet wherein the coupling latch assembly includes a latch member configured to matingly engage a complementary latch-receiving member of a refueling probe. The coupling latch assembly further includes a latch member actuator operatively coupled to the latch member to permit the latch member to move from a first locked position to a second unlocked position. A probe position sensor is configured to detect a position of the refueling probe. A hose tension sensor is configured to measure a tension in a hose coupled to the coupling inlet. A drogue control system is positioned on the refueling drogue coupling system and communicatively coupled to the latch member actuator, the probe position sensor, and the hose tension sensor. | 07-05-2012 |
20130006450 | METEOROLOGICAL DATA SELECTION ALONG AN AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY - A method of selecting weather data for use in at least one of a flight management system (FMS) of an aircraft and a ground station includes selecting a reduced set of weather data points to send to the FMS and taking into account a trajectory of the aircraft when determining what data points to include in the reduced set. | 01-03-2013 |
20130006512 | WEATHER DATA SELECTION RELATIVE TO AN AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY - A method of providing weather information for an aircraft trajectory to a flight management system (FMS) includes selecting a unique subset of temperature data points from weather data points along an aircraft trajectory and sending corresponding weather data points to the FMS. | 01-03-2013 |
20130006533 | METEOROLOGICAL MODELING ALONG AN AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY - A method of providing approximate weather data points for an aircraft trajectory to a system, such as a flight management system (FMS), which is configured to accept a number of weather data points for the aircraft trajectory. | 01-03-2013 |
20130107219 | METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A RELATIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |