Jed Eden Donaldson

Title: The Innovative Contributions of Jed Eden Donaldson

Introduction

Jed Eden Donaldson is a notable inventor based in Bernalillo, NM (US). He has made significant contributions to the field of engineering, particularly in vibration isolation and optical measurement systems. With a total of 7 patents to his name, Donaldson continues to push the boundaries of innovation.

Latest Patents

One of his latest patents is titled "Active strut control for vibration isolation of large payloads." This system and method isolate a payload from the effects of vibrations by providing an active feedback path that enhances the isolation performance of a passive vibration isolation system at all relevant frequencies. The system comprises a kinematic arrangement of three bipod pairs of hybrid isolation struts to produce a fully kinematic suspension system. The active enhancement mechanism incorporates accelerometer feedback on each of the six hybrid isolation struts, blended with relative displacement measurements, to produce a transfer function that provides a specified alignment of a suspended component with another component at low frequency, but inertial stabilization at high frequency. Passive roll-off is produced by a series of disc flexures in each hybrid isolation strut.

Another significant patent is the "Aero-wave instrument for the measurement of the optical wave-front disturbances in the airflow around airborne systems." This aero-optical disturbance measurement system includes a mirror supported by a gimbal for receiving a light beam from a light-emitting source, reflecting the light beam to a first periscope fold mirror, and therefrom reflecting the light beam directly to a second periscope fold mirror. A first concave off-axis paraboloid mirror receives the light beam reflected from the second periscope fold mirror, and therefrom a first fold mirror receives the light beam reflected directly from the first concave off-axis paraboloid mirror. A second fold mirror receives the light beam reflected directly from the first fold mirror. A second concave off-axis paraboloid mirror receives the light beam reflected directly from the second fold mirror, which reflects the light beam to a fast steering mirror. A fine tracker camera coupled to an embedded processor receives a portion of the light beam from the fast steering mirror. The embedded processor controls the movement of the fast steering mirror and gimbal.

Career Highlights

Jed Eden Donaldson is currently employed at The Boeing Company, where he applies his expertise in engineering and innovation. His work focuses on developing advanced systems that enhance