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公开(公告)号:US10747226B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-18
申请号:US15620675
申请日:2017-06-12
Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Johnson , Ian Matt , Christopher Yeomans , Gytis Sabaliauskas , Gordon Pope
Abstract: Autopilot systems and related techniques are provided to improve the ability of mobile structures to maintain a desired reference path (e.g., to keep a desired track and/or to follow a desired contour). In various embodiments, a high quality turn rate signal and GPS based signals are used to generate high bandwidth cross track/contour errors and other associated signals. An adaptive controller uses the generated cross track/contour signals to provide robust track keeping and/or contour following in the directional control of a mobile structure. Techniques are also provided for systems and methods to provide directional control for mobile structures.
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公开(公告)号:US10337883B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-02
申请号:US15239760
申请日:2016-08-17
Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Johnson , Warwick Mills , Chris Yeomans , Paul Stokes
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate attitude estimation for a mobile structure. An attitude estimation system includes a logic device in communication with a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and/or a speed sensor. Sensor signals provided by the various sensors are used to determine an estimated absolute coordinate frame relative to the mobile structure, which can be referenced to the Earth's gravity. Angular velocities provided by the gyroscope are transformed to the estimated absolute coordinate frame and used to determine a stabilized attitude estimate for the mobile structure. The stabilized attitude estimate may be displayed to a user, used to calculate a heading or route for the mobile structure, and/or used to adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
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公开(公告)号:US10073453B2
公开(公告)日:2018-09-11
申请号:US15391682
申请日:2016-12-27
Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Johnson , Christopher Yeomans
CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 , B63H25/04 , B63H25/22 , B63H25/38 , B64C13/18 , B64C13/40 , B64C13/504 , B64C19/00 , G05D1/0202 , G05D1/0206 , Y02T50/44
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate, low lag, and reliable autopilot autorelease in a hydraulic steering system for mobile structures. A hydraulic steering system includes a logic device configured to communicate with an autopilot pump controller, a control surface reference sensor, an orientation sensor, and/or a gyroscope. Control and sensor signals provided by the pump controller and/or the various sensors are used to selectively enable and/or disable an autopilot release signal. The autopilot release signal enables or disables the autopilot pump controller and/or an autopilot pump, or controls the autopilot pump controller to enable or disable the autopilot pump.
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公开(公告)号:US20170300056A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-19
申请号:US15640186
申请日:2017-06-30
Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Johnson , Ian Matt , Christopher Yeomans
CPC classification number: G05D1/0206 , B63B2035/009 , B63H25/04 , B63H25/06 , B63H2025/045 , G01C21/165 , G01C21/18 , G01C21/203 , G01P21/025
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide proactive directional control for a mobile structure. A proactive directional control system may include a logic device, a memory, one or more sensors, one or more actuators/controllers, and modules to interface with users, sensors, actuators, and/or other modules of a mobile structure. The logic device is adapted to determine a steering angle disturbance estimate based on environmental conditions associated with the mobile structure, and the steering angle disturbance estimate is used adjust a directional control signal provided to an actuator of the mobile structure. The logic device may also be adapted to receive directional data about a mobile structure and determine nominal vehicle feedback from the directional data, which may be used to adjust and/or stabilize the directional control signal provided to the actuator.
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公开(公告)号:US20170108868A1
公开(公告)日:2017-04-20
申请号:US15391682
申请日:2016-12-27
Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Johnson , Christopher Yeomans
CPC classification number: G05D1/0206 , B63H25/04 , B63H25/22 , B64C13/18 , B64C13/40
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate, low lag, and reliable autopilot autorelease in a hydraulic steering system for mobile structures. A hydraulic steering system includes a logic device configured to communicate with an autopilot pump controller, a control surface reference sensor, an orientation sensor, and/or a gyroscope. Control and sensor signals provided by the pump controller and/or the various sensors are used to selectively enable and/or disable an autopilot release signal. The autopilot release signal enables or disables the autopilot pump controller and/or an autopilot pump, or controls the autopilot pump controller to enable or disable the autopilot pump.
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公开(公告)号:US09577312B2
公开(公告)日:2017-02-21
申请号:US14810350
申请日:2015-07-27
Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Johnson , Chris Hodgson , Matthieu Maindrou , Stuart Johnson
CPC classification number: H01Q1/1257 , H01Q1/34 , H04B7/0426 , H04W76/10 , H04W84/18
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide polarization alignment for wireless networking systems. A polarization aligned wireless networking system may include one or more sensors, controllers, user interfaces, and/or other modules mounted to or in proximity to a vehicle. Antennas for each of the electronic devices may be implemented with linear polarization components that can be substantially aligned with a lateral axis of the vehicle. Each electronic device may be implemented with a logic device adapted to use a corresponding antenna to form one or more wireless links between the various electronic devices.
Abstract translation: 公开了为无线网络系统提供极化对准的系统和方法的技术。 极化对准的无线网络系统可以包括一个或多个传感器,控制器,用户接口和/或安装到车辆或其附近的其他模块。 用于每个电子设备的天线可以用可以与车辆的横向轴线基本上对准的线性偏振分量来实现。 每个电子设备可以用适于使用相应的天线在各个电子设备之间形成一个或多个无线链路的逻辑设备来实现。
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公开(公告)号:US20220301302A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-22
申请号:US17636838
申请日:2020-08-27
Applicant: FLIR Belgium BVBA , FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.
Inventor: Adam Murphy , Mark Johnson
IPC: G06V20/17 , G01C21/20 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/10 , G06V10/764 , G06V10/82 , H04N7/18 , G06V20/05 , G06V10/25 , B64C39/02 , A01K29/00
Abstract: Flight based marine object search, detection and identification systems and related techniques include an unmanned aerial system (UAS) having a flight platform configured to execute a search path to search for an underwater object, an imaging system comprising image capture components configured to generate a stream of images corresponding to a field of view of the UAS, and a logic device associated with the UAS and configured to analyze the stream of images using a marine video analysis (MVA) system to detect a region of interest comprising an underwater object, identify an underwater object in the detected region of interest, and notify a mobile structure of the identified object.
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公开(公告)号:US10996676B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-04
申请号:US15640186
申请日:2017-06-30
Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Johnson , Ian Matt , Christopher Yeomans
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide proactive directional control for a mobile structure. A proactive directional control system may include a logic device, a memory, one or more sensors, one or more actuators/controllers, and modules to interface with users, sensors, actuators, and/or other modules of a mobile structure. The logic device is adapted to determine a steering angle disturbance estimate based on environmental conditions associated with the mobile structure, and the steering angle disturbance estimate is used to adjust a directional control signal provided to an actuator of the mobile structure. The logic device may also be adapted to receive directional data about a mobile structure and determine nominal vehicle feedback from the directional data, which may be used to adjust and/or stabilize the directional control signal provided to the actuator.
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公开(公告)号:US10215564B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-26
申请号:US14941497
申请日:2015-11-13
Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Johnson , Warwick Mills , Chris Yeomans
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide automatic and substantially continuous calibration for compasses mounted to moving structures. A compass calibration system may include a logic device configured to receive one or more sensor signals and determine a corrected magnetic field based, at least in part, on a measured local magnetic field. The logic device may be adapted to receive an angular velocity, an acceleration, the measured local magnetic field, and/or a speed of a mobile structure; generate stabilized roll and pitch components of an orientation of the mobile structure based, at least in part, on the acceleration and angular velocity; and determine the corrected magnetic field based, at least in part, on the speed, the local magnetic field, the stabilized roll and pitch components, and/or the angular velocity.
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公开(公告)号:US20150375837A1
公开(公告)日:2015-12-31
申请号:US14852010
申请日:2015-09-11
Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.
Inventor: Mark Johnson , Chris Hodgson
CPC classification number: B63B39/00 , B63H25/04 , B63H2025/045 , G01F1/00 , G01F25/00 , G01P21/025
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide wind sensor motion compensation for wind sensors mounted to moving platforms. A wind sensor motion compensation system may include a wind sensor, a wind sensor accelerometer, one or more additional sensors, actuators, controllers, user interfaces, and/or other modules mounted to or in proximity to a vehicle. The wind sensor motion compensation system may be implemented with one or more logic devices adapted to receive sensor signals and determine a sensor-motion compensated wind velocity. The logic devices may be adapted to receive a wind sensor acceleration and a relative wind velocity from a wind sensor, determine a wind sensor velocity from the wind sensor acceleration, and determine a sensor-motion compensated relative wind velocity from the wind sensor velocity and the relative wind velocity.
Abstract translation: 公开了用于为安装到移动平台的风传感器提供风传感器运动补偿的系统和方法的技术。 风力传感器运动补偿系统可以包括风传感器,风传感器加速度计,一个或多个附加传感器,致动器,控制器,用户界面和/或安装到车辆或车辆附近的其他模块。 风传感器运动补偿系统可以用适于接收传感器信号的一个或多个逻辑设备来实现,并且确定传感器运动补偿的风速。 逻辑装置可以适于从风传感器接收风传感器加速度和相对风速,从风传感器加速度确定风传感器速度,并根据风传感器速度和风传感器速度确定传感器运动补偿的相对风速 相对风速。
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