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Motion and trajectory data generator for a multi-gimbaled rotating platform

A system and method for generating motion and trajectory data for a multi-gimbaled rotating platform. The system includes a motion generating unit for generating a set of motion equations for each deg…

DRIVE·Jun 7·2 min read

G01C19/28 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

Method and apparatus for automatic route determination

An autonomous air vehicle comprises a flight control system and an automatic contingency generator for automatically determining a contingent air vehicle route for use by the flight control system in …

DRIVE·May 17·1 min read

G01C21/20 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

System for navigation redundancy

An exemplary system that provides for navigation redundancy includes first and second navigation components adapted to determine first and second navigation parameters, respectively. A network compone…

DRIVE·Jan 4·1 min read

G01C21/20 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

Inertial navigation system error correction

Methods and apparatus for: (a) the correction of one or more elements determined from a first set of continuous gyro and accelerometer measurements comprising using a second set of discontinuously mea…

DRIVE·Oct 5·1 min read

G01C21/185 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

Color coded light for automated shape measurement using photogrammetry

A method and apparatus for using a plurality of regions of colored light to index and locate discrete targets in photogrammetry systems. The colored regions of light are used to determine a unique loc…

DRIVE·Sep 21·1 min read

G01B11/2509 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

Support of vibrating beam near nodal point

An apparatus in one example comprises a vibrating beam that comprises a nodal point for oscillation in any one or more of a plurality of substantially perpendicular directions for driving into oscilla…

DRIVE·Sep 7·1 min read

G01C19/5663 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

Apparatus comprising a vibrating beam oscillating in a first direction for a first time period and in a second direction for a second time period to sense angular rate of the vibrating beam

An apparatus in one example comprises a vibrating beam, a first drive component, and a second drive component. The first drive component for a first time period oscillates the vibrating beam in a firs…

DRIVE·Sep 7·1 min read

G01C19/5642 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

Electromagnetically coupled integrated power and cooling unit

An apparatus (10) for providing environmental control, secondary power and emergency power for an aircraft, comprises a cooling turbine (12) coupled to a first electromechanical machine rotor (18), an…

DRIVE·Oct 27·1 min read

B64D13/06 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

MEMS volumetric li/ion battery for space, air and terrestrial applications

A MEMS volumetric lithium-ion battery formed using a soft lithography technique. The battery includes a reduced footprint area with a corresponding increase in capacity by exploiting the Z dimension t…

DRIVE·Oct 20·1 min read

H01M10/0436 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

System and method for providing high performance quantizer processing

Instrument measurement data are received on number of channels of quantizer from signals on channels transmitted from respective instruments. Predicted instrument measurement to be received from chann…

DRIVE·Apr 21·1 min read

G01C21/183 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

Isolator and assembly configuration

Multiple isolators are configured with respect to an assembly (101), such as a sensor assembly in an inertial navigation system or other system where cross-axis acceleration or rotation coupling is un…

DRIVE·Sep 10·1 min read

F16F15/08 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]

Motion and trajectory data generator for a multi-gimbaled rotating platform

DRIVE·Jan 2·2 min read

G01C19/28 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP [US]