Christopher John Schiavone

Title: Christopher John Schiavone and Onboard Spacecraft Geolocation

Introduction

Christopher John Schiavone is an inventor based in Golden, Colorado. His patent work addresses onboard geolocation of image pixels captured by spacecraft, a process intended to reduce the time needed to determine where an image was taken.

Latest Patents

Schiavone is associated with 1 patent, titled “Onboard Geolocation for Images.” The invention describes determining the locations of target pixels aboard a spacecraft using timestamped ephemeris and attitude data. It also outlines refining initial geolocation results with a digital construct and using those refinements to improve orbit or attitude filter parameters.

The patent further describes using state information to improve the accuracy of spacecraft attitude and ephemeris data. A ground computing station may determine this information using sources unavailable to the spacecraft, including Ground Control Points or Star Control Points.

Career Highlights

Schiavone’s disclosed invention focuses on moving image geolocation processing onboard a spacecraft, potentially saving time compared with relying solely on later ground-based processing. The approach also connects initial location estimates with data refinements that can improve the underlying spacecraft measurements.

Collaborations

Schiavone is associated with Vantor Inc. His listed coworkers include Edward Calohill Burks III and Tyler Jacob Lanes.

Conclusion

Christopher John Schiavone’s patent highlights a spacecraft-imaging innovation that combines onboard geolocation with data refinement to support more timely and accurate image positioning.