This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Hoang Nguyen and the StarNAV Optical Sensor System.
Introduction
Hoang Nguyen is an inventor associated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Raleigh, North Carolina. His patent work includes a spacecraft navigation concept that uses starlight to estimate velocity.
Latest Patents
Nguyen is credited with 1 patent, titled “StarNAV Optical Sensor System.” The disclosed method identifies star pairs in an image of a selected star field, estimates the apparent bearing direction of stars in those pairs, and calculates the apparent angle between each pair. A velocity estimation module then uses those angles, at least in part, to estimate the spacecraft’s instantaneous velocity within a total velocity error.
Career Highlights
The StarNAV patent describes an approach to spacecraft velocity estimation based on observations of stars. It combines star-pair identification, line-of-sight estimation, and velocity estimation in a single method.
Collaborations
Nguyen’s listed coworkers include John Allen Christian and Paul Dickson McKee. The available information associates his work with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Conclusion
Hoang Nguyen’s StarNAV patent presents a starlight-based method for estimating spacecraft velocity, reflecting his contribution to innovation in spacecraft navigation.
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