The Boeing Company

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Paul Murray

Charles A Erignac

James J Troy

Bradley James Mitchell

John Lyle Vian

Richard Bringham

Jonathan Nicholas Hotra

Emad William Saad

Dragos Dorin Margineantu

Ronald Taylor

Ali Reza Mansouri

Ming Wan

Ihab Abdel Fattah

Stefan Richard Bieniawski

Gregory John Clark

David J Finton

John Sullivan

Jonathan Patrick How

Kenn R Luecke

Ronald Carl Provine

Paul E R Pigg

Khaled Abdel-Motagaly

Brett M Bethke

Timothy James Dale

Craig H Sowadski

Roland E Mah

Albert Portillo

Richard H Wojcik

William Scott Wardlaw

Michael E Crow

Kevin A Grider

E Manow Seapoe, Jr

Villy Angelico

Rachel Ertl

Steve A Kern

John L Henroid

Bradley J Trapp

Stephen L Oliver, Jr

Jill McLean

Randall J Krohn

William Krekeler

Paul E Pigg

Mario J Valenti

Jonathan B How

Ali R Mansouri

Emad W Saad

Ronald C Provine

John L Vian

Stefan R Bieniawski

Gregory J Clark

Matthew De Remer

Scott Newell

Robert Fishman

Waleed Hassanein

Tamer Khayal

Michael Van Driel

Mark Anderson

A computer system and a computer-implemented method is provided for authoring a requirements document for a product or service. The requirements document includes one or more components for the product or service. Each component is described using one or more requirements statements. An online tool is used to provide electronic templates to view and/or modify features of the requirement statements. A common data structure is used to store attributes associated with portions of the requirements statements. The common data structure is accessible by the online tool to author the requirements document.

Template-based requirement authoring and reference-based component requirement viewer

A method of testing a design of a satellite payload transponder with modules of radio frequency (RF) communications circuitry includes executing a modeling application for establishing a modeling environment for generating a virtual satellite payload transponder and virtual test equipment. The virtual satellite payload transponder has virtual modules of RF communications circuitry, with functionality equivalent to that of the satellite payload transponder with modules of RF communications circuitry. The virtual test equipment has functionality equivalent to that of physical test equipment in conjunction with modular test system software. The modeling environment establishes an executable block diagram for performing a simulation of executed satellite payload transponder command, RF signal performance and telemetry response testing, utilizing a given version of the modular test system software corresponding to the modules of RF communications circuitry of the design of the satellite payload transponder.

Method and apparatus for testing RF performance of a satellite wiring harness and signal processing units

Embodiments described herein provide for the generation of 3-D RF performance maps of an environment by correlating RF performance data generated from known locations within the environment with spatial data generated of the environment. One embodiment comprises an apparatus that generates spatial data of an environment in a 3-D coordinate system. The apparatus generates RF performance data for an RF transmitter that is located within the environment. The apparatus identifies 3-D locations of the apparatus within the environment based on the spatial data, identifies RF performance values for the RF transmitter at the 3-D locations based on the RF performance data, and generates a 3-D RF performance map of the environment based on the 3-D locations and the RF performance values.

Spatially mapping radio frequency data in 3-dimensional environments

A system configured to enable three-dimensional localization and mapping is provided. The system includes a mobile device and a computing device. The mobile device includes an inertial measurement unit and a three-dimensional image capture device. The computing device includes a processor programmed to receive a first set of inertial measurement information from the inertial measurement unit, determine a first current position and orientation of the mobile device based on a defined position and orientation of the mobile device and the first set of inertial measurement information, receive three-dimensional image data of the environment from the three-dimensional image capture device, determine a second current position and orientation of the mobile device based on the received three-dimensional image data and the first current position and orientation of the mobile device, and generate a three-dimensional representation of an environment with respect to the second current position and orientation of the mobile device.

Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional localization and mapping

A method is disclosed for controlling at least one remotely operated unmanned object. The method may involve defining a plurality of body movements of an operator that correspond to a plurality of operating commands for the unmanned object. Body movements of the operator may be sensed to generate the operating commands. Wireless signals may be transmitted to the unmanned object that correspond to the operating commands that control operation of the unmanned object.

System and method for controlling swarm of remote unmanned vehicles through human gestures

Systems and methods are disclosed for haptics-enabled teleoperation of vehicles and other devices, including remotely-controlled air, water, and land-based vehicles, manufacturing robots, and other suitable teleoperable devices. In one embodiment, a system for teleoperation of a vehicle comprises a control component configured to provide position and orientation control with haptic force feedback of the vehicle based on a position measurement of the vehicle and configured to function in a closed-loop feedback manner. In a particular embodiment, the position measurement may include six degree-of-freedom position data provided by a motion capture system to the control and/or haptic I/O components of the application. The system may also use differences in position and/or velocity between the vehicle and a haptic I/O device for feedback control.

Systems and methods for haptics-enabled teleoperation of vehicles and other devices

Systems and methods for development testing of vehicles and components are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a position reference system and a command and control architecture. The position reference system is configured to repetitively measure one or more position and motion characteristics of one or more vehicles operating within a control volume. The command and control architecture is configured to receive the repetitively measured characteristics from the position reference system, and to determine corresponding control signals based thereon. The control signals are then transmitted to the one or more vehicles to control at least one of position, movement, and stabilization of the one or more vehicles in a closed-loop feedback manner. The system may further include a health monitoring component configured to monitor health conditions of the one or more vehicles, the control signals being determined at least in part on the health conditions.

Autonomous vehicle rapid development testbed systems and methods

Systems and methods for closed-loop feedback control of controllable devices using motion capture systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a motion capture system configured to measure one or more motion characteristics of one or more controllable devices as the one or more controllable devices are operating within a control volume. A processor receives the measured motion characteristics from the motion capture system and determines a control signal based on the measured motion characteristics. A position control system receives the control signal and continuously adjusts at least one motion characteristic of the one or more controllable devices in order to maintain or achieve a desired motion state. The controllable device may be equipped with passive retro-reflective markers. The motion capture system, the processor, and the position control system comprise a complete closed-loop feedback control system.

Closed-loop feedback control using motion capture systems

A distributed tempero-spatial query service uses a plurality of service agents each having an assigned area of responsibility. The service agents are organized into a spatial hierarchy based upon each service agent's area of responsibility. The spatial hierarchy is distributed and hosted on each of the service agents. The spatial hierarchy enables matching of requests from subscribing agents with publishing agents based upon spatial attributes. The spatial hierarchy is dynamically maintained in a distributed manner on each of the service agents. The service agents can be arranged into a tree-based spatial hierarchy having a limited depth.

Distributed tempero-spatial query service

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Paul Murray