Stephen F Demarco

US Patent:

7120445, Oct 10, 2006

Filed:

Mar 11, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/799562

Inventors:

Stephen J. DeMarco - Binghamton NY, US
Robert J. Szczerba - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

H04Q 7/20

US Classification:

4554522, 455450

Abstract:

A system predictively allocates bandwidth within a wireless network in accordance with a mission plan. The system includes a first team member and a second team member. The first team member predicts subsequent communication demand by the second team member in accordance with the mission plan. The second team member predicts subsequent communication demand by the first team member in accordance with the mission plan. The first team member is allocated a bandwidth commensurate with a predicted need of the first team member and a predicted need of the second team member. The second team member being allocated a bandwidth commensurate with a predicted need of the first team member and the second team member.

US Patent:

7734386, Jun 8, 2010

Filed:

Jul 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/188685

Inventors:

Dale E. DelNero - Endicott NY, US
Stephen J. DeMarco - Binghamton NY, US
Adam Jung - Owego NY, US
John O. Moody - Vestal NY, US
Peter N. Stiles - Owego NY, US
Robert J. Szczerba - Endicott NY, US
Joel J. Tleon - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G01C 23/00

US Classification:

701 23, 701120, 340961, 434 11, 244 315, 244152

Abstract:

A system collaboratively and autonomously plans and controls a team of vehicles having subsystems within an environment. The system includes a mission management component, a communication component, a payload controller component, and an automatic target recognition component. The mission management component plans and executes a mission plan of the team and plans and executes tasks of the vehicles. The communication component plans communication and networking for the team. The communication component manages quality of service for the team. The communication component directs communication subsystems for the team and for the vehicles. The payload controller component directs and executes sensor subsystems for the team and for the vehicles. The automatic target recognition component processes and fuses information from the sensor subsystems and from the vehicles for use by the mission management component.

US Patent:

7970506, Jun 28, 2011

Filed:

Jan 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/334871

Inventors:

Stephen J. DeMarco - Binghamton NY, US
Nader Mehravari - Ithaca NY, US
Robert J. Szczerba - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G01S 13/93

US Classification:

701 23, 701301, 342 20, 342 29

Abstract:

A system maintains communication between a plurality of unmanned vehicles within an environment. The system includes a sensor component and an evaluator. The sensor component senses objects within the environment. The sensor component is located on a first unmanned vehicle. The evaluator evaluates data from the sensor component. The evaluator is located on the first unmanned vehicle. The evaluator compares data for the first unmanned vehicle and a second unmanned vehicle and determines whether a trajectory of one of the first and second unmanned vehicles may be modified to maintain communication between the first unmanned vehicle and the second unmanned vehicle.

US Patent:

8271158, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Feb 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/025235

Inventors:

Stephen J. DeMarco - Binghamton NY, US
Nader Mehravari - Ithaca NY, US
Robert J. Szczerba - Endicott NY, US

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G01C 22/00

US Classification:

701 23

Abstract:

A system maintains communication between a plurality of unmanned vehicles within an environment. The system includes a sensor component and an evaluator. The sensor component senses objects within the environment. The sensor component is located on a first unmanned vehicle. The evaluator evaluates data from the sensor component. The evaluator is located on the first unmanned vehicle. The evaluator compares data for the first unmanned vehicle and a second unmanned vehicle and determines whether a trajectory of one of the first and second unmanned vehicles may be modified to maintain communication between the first unmanned vehicle and the second unmanned vehicle.

US Patent:

20060121418, Jun 8, 2006

Filed:

Dec 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/002057

Inventors:

Stephen DeMarco - Binghamton NY, US
Robert Szczerba - Endicott NY, US

International Classification:

F41A 33/00

US Classification:

434011000

Abstract:

A system predictively determines data transmitted within a wireless network in accordance with a mission plan and changes to the mission plan. The system includes a first team member and a second team member. The first team member includes a first module for evaluating the changes to the mission plan encountered by the first team member and determining whether to transmit information of the change to the second team member. The first team member further includes a second module containing rules for evaluating changes to the mission plan encountered by the first team member. The first module utilizes the rules of the second module to predictively alter the mission plan.

US Patent:

20080295090, Nov 27, 2008

Filed:

May 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/124829

Inventors:

Edward Bestle - Owego NY, US
Stephen J. DeMarco - Binghamton NY, US
Andrew T. Dodd - Owego NY, US
John M. Gregory - Vestal NY, US
Victor Harper - Endicott NY, US
Christian S. McPhail - Owego NY, US
Thomas T. Mix - Vestal NY, US
David R. Paige - Vestal NY, US

Assignee:

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717170

Abstract:

A system configuration process is implemented to verify that each component implemented in a processing system is compatible and includes the appropriate software version. Electronic modules or components of the system are queried as part of a pre-operation check for their installed software version data. The verification is completed by comparing the software version data to a system configuration definition that is permanently stored in system memory. A user can query the components as components are added, removed or upgraded, to verify that the system's actual configuration corresponds to that of the system configuration definition.