Pat H Mcingvale

US Patent:

6487953, Dec 3, 2002

Filed:

Apr 15, 1985

Appl. No.:

06/754891

Inventors:

Pat H. McIngvale - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

F41G 506

US Classification:

89 4105, 244 316, 244 317

Abstract:

A fire control system for a short range guided missile in which the system is contained on a vehicle such as a track vehicle that can be easily camouflaged from the enemy and including video means for acquiring a target desired to be destroyed and utilizing this video information as reference information in an automatic target handoff correlator which correlates the reference information from video signals from a missile that was launched from the vehicle and guided by a missile control computer to the field of view of the selected target with the automatic target handoff correlator comparing the reference video signals and the seeker video signals from the missile to place the target in the center of the field of view of the seeker and once this is done a missile autotracker is commanded to lock-on and guide the missile to the selected target.

US Patent:

6491253, Dec 10, 2002

Filed:

Apr 15, 1985

Appl. No.:

06/754890

Inventors:

Pat H. McIngvale - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

F41G 700

US Classification:

244 311, 89 4105, 244 314, 244 317

Abstract:

A missile system and method for performing automatic fire control in which a reconnaissance vehicle is used to gather video reference information of a target and this information is then communicated to a launching vehicle from which missiles are caused to be trained on the selected target by utilizing an automatic target handoff correlator that identifies the selected target, causes an autotracker to be locked on and finally a computer is signaled by the automatic target handoff correlator to cause a missile to be fired.

US Patent:

H6289, Apr 4, 1989

Filed:

Apr 18, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/182603

Inventors:

Pat H. McIngvale - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

G01S 1391

US Classification:

342 33

Abstract:

An automatic landing system for landing remotely piloted flying vehicles ng a predetermined path and at a predetermined point. The system includes an autopilot carried by the flying vehicle for measuring the parameters of attitude, airspeed, and heading and for comparing the measured parameters with the inputted parameters for the desired attitude, airspeed and heading. The autopilot adjusts the vehicle controls to make it conform to the desired attitude, airspeed and heading when deviations therefrom are detected. The system includes a radar transmitter and receiver means disposed on a stabilized double gimbal for measuring the actual heading and distance from the vehicle to the radar transmitter and receiver on a continuous basis. Control means are provided for receiving signals from the radar transmitter and receiver, computing actual and desired angles and altitude and for comparing hte actual parameters with the desired parameters and for instructing the autopilot in overcoming any deviations detected therein.

US Patent:

57160325, Feb 10, 1998

Filed:

Apr 22, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/641133

Inventors:

Pat H. McIngvale - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

B64C 1320

US Classification:

244185

Abstract:

An automatic landing system for guiding an unmanned aerial vehicle along a predetermined path to a predetermined point on the ground. The system includes an image processing means resident in the motion compensation processor that computes aerial vehicle parameters. The computed parameters are altitude, changes in altitude, changes in pitch and yaw angles, roll angle and changes thereto, and changes in cross range and down range position. These computations are based on the movement of elements in the video of an imaging sensor onboard the aerial vehicle. The motion compensation processor also measures the distance (in pixels or picture elements) between two beacons placed a known distance apart on either side of the apparent touchdown point. A recovery control processor uses these parameters to compute both desired and actual altitude as a function of range from the vehicle to the apparent point of touchdown and to provide offset error in azimuth from the desired flight path to the landing area. The recovery control processor also computes commands for the automatic pilot on the unmanned aerial vehicle which corrects the aerial vehicle's flight path.

US Patent:

46387374, Jan 27, 1987

Filed:

Jun 28, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/749847

Inventors:

Pat H. McIngvale - Huntsville AL

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC

International Classification:

F42B 1304
F42B 1350
F42B 1526

US Classification:

102489

Abstract:

A multi-warhead, anti-armor missile which includes a missile that has a bter section, a sustainer section, guidance and control means, and primary and secondary warhead sections at nose portions of the missile, with said primary warhead being designed for defeating basic armor of an enemy target and said secondary warheads being designed for dispersal into a cluster prior to the missile arriving at the target and arranged for defeating advanced armor explosive positioned around the basic armor.