David J Childers

US Patent:

7347090, Mar 25, 2008

Filed:

Sep 14, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/532027

Inventors:

David G Childers - Long Beach CA, US
Ashwani K Chaudhary - Cypress CA, US
Viet H Nguyen - Cerritos CA, US
David Poladian - Carlsbad CA, US
Hoi T Tran - Tustin CA, US
Vincent L Wong - Irvine CA, US
Michael J Zyss - Hacienda Heights CA, US

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

7317002, 701 4

Abstract:

Methods and systems for calculating atmospheric vehicle air data are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of calculating air data includes acquiring one or more pressure measurements at locations on an outer surface of the aircraft; acquiring one or more measurements using an alternate navigation device; computing an indicated air data solution using the one or more measurements obtained using the alternate navigation device and an atmospheric model; computing corrections to the indicated air data solution using one or more other measured parameters, wherein the one or more other measured parameters include at least one of the one or more pressure measurements and the one or more measurements obtained using the alternate navigation device; determining a corrected air data solution using the indicated air data solution and the corrections; and providing the corrected air data solution for use in controlling the aircraft.

US Patent:

20080099602, May 1, 2008

Filed:

Sep 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/537115

Inventors:

Michael J. Zyss - Hacienda Heights CA, US
Ashwani K. Chaudhary - Cypress CA, US
David G. Childers - Long Beach CA, US
Viet H. Nguyen - Cerritos CA, US
David Poladian - Carlsbad CA, US
Hoi T. Tran - Tustin CA, US
Vincent L. Wong - Irvine CA, US

International Classification:

B64C 25/14

US Classification:

244102 R

Abstract:

A system and associated method for determining the ground contact status of an air vehicle. The system includes an altitude measurement device; at least one wheel speed sensor; at least one weight-on-wheel sensor; at least one squat switch and a processor for processing useful data from the altitude measurement device, the at least one wheel speed sensor, the at least one weight-on-wheel sensor and the at least one squat switch to manage the status of whether the air vehicle is in contact with the ground based on a ratio of the number of sensors providing useful data to the number of sensors available.

US Patent:

20080133074, Jun 5, 2008

Filed:

Dec 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/566087

Inventors:

Michael J. Zyss - Hacienda Heights CA, US
Ashwani K. Chaudhary - Cypress CA, US
David G. Childers - Long Beach CA, US
Viet H. Nguyen - Cerritos CA, US
David Poladian - Carlsbad CA, US
Hoi T. Tran - Tustin CA, US
Vincent L. Wong - Irvine CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

701 16, 701 3, 244175

Abstract:

A real time reconfigurable, fully integrated, fault tolerant guidance and control system to act in a coordinated fashion to bring a re-entry air vehicle or a UAV to a stop, while keeping it within runway bounds after a high-speed landing.