Hrl Laboratories, LLC

Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

The Boeing Company

Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Shuoqin Wang

John S Wang

Ping Liu

Mark William Verbrugge

Hung P Nguyen

Logan D Sorenson

Souren Soukiazian

David T Chang

Raviv Perahia

Daniel Yap

Jason A Graetz

Biqin Huang

Monica Minden

Adour Vahe Kabakian

Ivan Alvarado

Keyvan R Sayyah

Hans W Bruesselbach

Raymond Sarkissian

David L Walter

Luan Vu

Oleg M Efimov

Elena M Sherman

Thaddeus D Ladd

Jeffrey H Hunt

Qin Jiang

Charles W Wampler, Ii

David W Shahan

Keerti S Kona

Yuting Yeh

Lian X Huang

Vidhyananth Ramasamy Venkatasamy

Charles Weldon Wampler, Ii

Metin S Mangir

Brett Z Nosho

Minh B Nguyen

Matthew E Wong

Brett Yurash

Daniel M Zehnder

Marko Bundalo

Kamran Mohajer

Eric Mies

Anthony Paul Carra, Jr

Joseph Nedy

Hung Nguyen

Girish Sidhmalswamy Ghongdemath

Raviv Parahia

An architecture for a chip-scale optical phased array-based scanning frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) Light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) device is described. The LiDAR device includes a laser, a transmit optical splitter, an optical circulator, photodetectors, and an optical phased array. The laser, the transmit optical splitter, the optical circulator, the photodetectors, and the optical phased array are arranged as a chip-scale package on a single semiconductor substrate. The laser generates a first light beam that is transmitted to the optical phased array aperture via the transmit optical splitter, the optical circulator, and the optical phased array. A fraction of the first light beam is transmitted to the photodetectors via the transmit optical splitter to serve as the optical local oscillator (LO), the aperture of the optical phased array captures a second light beam that is transmitted to the photodetectors via the optical phased array and the optical circulator.

LiDAR device including a pseudo-random optical phased array

An integrated photonic circulator is described, an application of which may be deployed on a chip-scale light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) device. The photonic circulator includes a micro-ring resonator waveguide, a heating element, first and second bus waveguides, a magneto-optic substrate, a magneto-optic element, a magnetic ring disposed on a photonic substrate, and a silicon substrate. The first and second bus waveguides are coupled to the micro-ring resonator waveguide, and the micro-ring resonator waveguide is affixed onto a first side of the photonic substrate. The magneto-optic element and the magneto-optic substrate are arranged on the micro-ring resonator waveguide, the magnetic ring is affixed to the magneto-optic substrate, the heating element is affixed to the photonic substrate, the photonic substrate is affixed to the silicon substrate, and the magnetic ring is concentric with the micro-ring resonator.

Photonic circulator for a LiDAR device

A method, apparatus, and system for non-linear optical process. A first light of a first wavelength is routed in a first loop in a main nonlinear optical waveguide. The first loop has a first length for the first light of the first wavelength. A second light of a second wavelength is routed in a second loop that includes portions of the main nonlinear optical waveguide and a first extension optical waveguide. The second loop has a second length for the second light of the second wavelength. A third light of a third wavelength is routed in a third loop that include portions of the main nonlinear optical waveguide and a second extension optical waveguide. The third loop has a third length for the third light of the third wavelength.

Optical waveguide structure with triple partially overlapping loops

A hyperspectral imager (HSI) includes a first thin film filter, the first thin film filter including a first quarter wave mirror, a second quarter wave mirror, and a low-refractive-index wedge between the first quarter wave mirror and the second quarter wave mirror. The low-refractive-index wedge has a height dimension such that a distance between the first quarter wave mirror and the second quarter wave mirror increases linearly along a length of the low-refractive-index wedge.

Thin-film filter based hyperspectral imager spanning an octave of long wavelength infrared regime

An optical waveguide structure comprises a nonlinear optical waveguide comprising a nonlinear optical material having a second order nonlinear coefficient that changes with a direction of light propagation. A first portion of the nonlinear optical waveguide in which a light propagating through the first portion is affected by a positive value of a second order nonlinear coefficient. A second portion of the nonlinear optical waveguide in which the light propagating through the first portion is affected by a negative value of a second order nonlinear coefficient, wherein a set of dimensions in the nonlinear optical waveguide in the first portion and the second portion is selected to cause the light to have a phase walk-off that is an odd multiple of 180 degrees.

Directional phase matching optical waveguide

A photonic circulator deployed on a chip-scale light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) device includes a first arm that includes a first waveguide that is bonded onto a first member at a first bonding region, and a second arm that includes a second waveguide that is bonded onto a second member at a second bonding region. A first thermo-optic phase shifter is arranged on the first member and collocated with the first waveguide, and a second thermo-optic phase shifter is arranged on the second member and collocated with the second waveguide. The magneto-optic material and the first thermo-optic phase shifter of the first member cause a first phase shift in a first light beam travelling through the first waveguide, and the magneto-optic material and the second thermo-optic phase shifter of the second member cause a second phase shift in a second light beam travelling through the second waveguide.

An instrument package for use during the drilling a wellbore. The instrument package includes a plurality of instruments such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers; a computer is configured to determine the current position of the plurality of instruments from a set of measurements produced by the plurality of instruments; and wherein the plurality of instruments are mechanically isolated from a drill head assembly by one or more multi-degree of freedom vibration isolators. The computer preferably has at least two modes different analytical modes of analyzing the set of measurements produced by the plurality of instruments, including a continuous mode and a survey mode, the continuous mode being operational during times that active drilling is occurring and the survey mode being operational during times that the active drilling is not occurring.

Continuous trajectory calculation for directional drilling

Described is a system for adaptive calibration of a sensor of an inertial measurement unit. Following each sensor measurement, the system performs automatic calibration of a multi-axis sensor. A reliability of a current calibration is assessed. If the current calibration is reliable, then bias and scale factor values are updated according to the most recent sensor measurement, resulting in updated bias and scale factor values. If the current calibration is not reliable, then previous bias and scale factor values are used. The system causes automatic calibration of the multi-axis sensor using either the updated or previous bias and scale factor values.

Adaptive downhole inertial measurement unit calibration method and apparatus for autonomous wellbore drilling

A method for generating an output of a downhole inertial measurement unit (IMU) includes: generating a trajectory between a plurality of survey points of a planned well data as a function of time, wherein the planned well data includes a plurality of three-dimensional coordinates corresponding to the survey points of an underground planned well are used to generate a trajectory comprising a plurality of trajectory coordinates between the consecutive ones of the survey points; generating sensor data for each of the trajectory coordinates as a function of time based on the geodetic reference parameters, the generated sensor data comprising: generated accelerometer output; generated gyroscopic output; and generated magnetometer output; and outputting the generated accelerometer output; the generated gyroscopic output; and the generated magnetometer output as a function of time as a generated output of the downhole IMU.

System and method for generating output of a downhole inertial measurement unit

A portable electronic device determines a battery available power for the device's battery and manages device power usage based upon the battery available power. The device includes a battery and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a first voltage value for the battery at a first time, a first current value for the battery, a second voltage value for the battery at a second time, and a second current value for the battery. It is determined that a time difference between the first time and the second time exceeds a predetermined time threshold. An estimated resistance of the battery is determined based at least on a first difference between the first current value and the second current value and a second difference between the first voltage value and the second voltage value. Real-time power usage of the device is controlled based on the estimated resistance of the battery.

Method for determining battery available power for an electronic device

Described is a system for estimating a trajectory of a borehole. The system processes signals of sensor streams obtained from an inertial sensor system. Using the set of processed signals, the system determines whether a drill is in a survey mode state or a continuous mode state, and a measured depth of the borehole is determined. A set of survey mode positioning algorithms is applied when the drill is stationary. A set of continuous mode navigation algorithms is applied when the drill is non-stationary. Using at least one Kalman filter, results of the set of survey mode positioning algorithms and the set of continuous mode navigation algorithms are combined. An estimate of a borehole trajectory and corresponding ellipse of uncertainty (EOU) is generated using the combined results.

Opportunistic sensor fusion algorithm for autonomous guidance while drilling

A number of variations may include a product comprising: at least one sensor comprising an optical fiber comprising a first end comprising a semiconductor material, a second end, and a longitudinal midsection comprising a grating, wherein the sensor is constructed and arranged to provide measurements that derive both state of charge and temperature of an electrochemical device simultaneously.

Sensor and method of making and using the same

Described is a system for incremental trajectory estimation of an implement. During operation, the system determines a time span of each stationary period of the implement based on accelerometer and gyroscopic data. Gyroscopic bias is then estimated based on the time span and gyroscopic data. An attitude of the implement is then estimated at each time step based on the estimated gyroscopic bias and gyroscopic data. Further, a traveling distance of the implement is estimated. Finally, a trajectory of the implement is estimated based on the estimated attitude and traveling distance. Given the trajectory estimate, an implement (e.g., drilling platform, vehicle, etc.) can be caused to alter its direction based on the trajectory estimate.

System for incremental trajectory estimation based on real time inertial sensing

In some variations, a method of real-time monitoring of battery capacity comprises correlating electrode open-circuit voltage with electrode state of charge for a selected electrode; compiling a look-up table to correlate the electrode open-circuit voltage with the electrode capacity at different values of the active-material capacity; during real-time operation, identifying first and second times at which battery terminal voltages are approximated as battery open-circuit voltages; and calculating battery capacity based on the difference in battery open-circuit voltages at the first and second times, current integration, and the look-up table. No reference electrode is needed, and a complete battery charge/discharge is not necessary to determine the capacity. This technique can therefore be implemented on-board and in real time to provide reliable capacity estimation even as the battery ages. The methods are applicable to various metal-ion secondary battery systems, including lithium-ion batteries, with different material chemistries.

Methods for online estimation of battery capacity and state of health

A number of illustrative variations may include a method, which may include obtaining terminal voltage data of a electrochemical device; determining an equivalent circuit model which operates in a manner approximating the terminal voltage data comprising an open circuit voltage Vcomprising a constant voltage source Vand a voltage Vacross a capacitor C, in series with an overpotential circuit comprising an overpotential voltage V; determining at least one of the power capabilities of the equivalent circuit model; and, estimating at least one of the power capabilities of the electrochemical device based upon the determined power capabilities of the equivalent circuit model.

Electrochemical device power estimator and methods of making and using the same

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