Edward Calohill Burks, Iii

Title: Edward Calohill Burks III and Onboard Spacecraft Geolocation

Introduction

Edward Calohill Burks III is an inventor based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and works at Vantor Inc. His patent work addresses onboard geolocation of image targets captured by spacecraft, a process designed to reduce the time needed to determine where image pixels correspond to locations on Earth.

Latest Patents

Burks is associated with one patent, Onboard Geolocation for Images. The invention describes geolocating target pixels aboard a spacecraft using timestamped ephemeris and attitude data. It also describes refining initial geolocation results with a digital construct and using those refinements to improve the accuracy of spacecraft attitude or orbit-filter parameters.

The patent further discusses using state information to improve 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. The disclosed approach aims to make image geolocation more efficient while supporting improved accuracy. Burks’s listed patent portfolio includes 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Burks’s documented innovation focuses on spacecraft imaging and onboard geolocation. By moving geolocation processing onto the spacecraft and incorporating refinements from ground-based information, the invention addresses both processing time and the accuracy of image-location data.

Collaborations

Burks’s listed coworkers include Peter Kevin Greene and William Ryder Whitmire. His work at Vantor Inc. places his invention within a company setting focused on geospatial technology.

Conclusion

Edward Calohill Burks III’s patent describes a spacecraft-based approach to geolocating image targets, combining onboard processing with data refinements that can improve accuracy and reduce delays.