Thomas John Nichols

US Patent:

20100214163, Aug 26, 2010

Filed:

Feb 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/713785

Inventors:

Thomas S. Nichols - La Habra CA, US

Assignee:

Thales-Raytheon Systems Company LLC - Fullerton CA

International Classification:

G01S 19/14
G01S 1/08

US Classification:

34235706, 342386

Abstract:

According to one embodiment of the present invention, determining the location of a target of interest includes determining a beacon location of the beacon. The beacon location is transmitted to a sensor. The sensor is operable to determine a sensor location of the sensor. The sensor is further operable to determine a target location of the target according to the beacon location and the sensor location. The target location is distinct from the beacon location.

US Patent:

54045169, Apr 4, 1995

Filed:

Dec 18, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/993172

Inventors:

Diane E. Georgiades - Yorba Linda CA
Patrick R. Jensen - Riverside CA
Thomas S. Nichols - Fullerton CA

Assignee:

Hughes Aircraft Company - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

395650

Abstract:

A system for allocating resources having a first mechanism for receiving a collection of input parameters and a second mechanism for processing data in accordance with the input parameters. The second mechanism includes a third mechanism for generating a collection of asset schedules, a fourth mechanism for providing a random set of combinations of asset schedules and a fifth mechanism for providing a set of asset allocation schedules. Finally, a sixth mechanism is provided for allocating resources in accordance with the set of asset allocation schedules. In a preferred embodiment, the system for allocating resources of the present invention receives and formats input data. Upon activation of a switch, the formatted data is loaded into and operated upon by a data processor. The data processor generates, stores, evaluates and prioritizes asset schedules. A reduced set of combinations of asset schedules is selected for reproduction to provide a random set of asset schedules after several iterations within a feedback loop.

US Patent:

59091894, Jun 1, 1999

Filed:

Nov 14, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/748647

Inventors:

Samuel S. Blackman - Los Angeles CA
Robert J. Dempster - Los Angeles CA
Thomas S. Nichols - La Habra CA

Assignee:

Raytheon Company - Lexington MA

International Classification:

G01S 1366

US Classification:

342 90

Abstract:

A method for automatic group tracking detects target formations and group tracks corresponding to each formation. Pseudo-observations are formed to represent missing observations in each track group. The pseudo-observations update the track states of undetected targets. Track validity estimates eliminate false tracks resulting from series of pseudo-observations. A group average velocity applied to each track in the group helps to maintain velocity stability. The operator has the option of suppressing the display of all tracks except for the leader of each group to eliminate the distraction of intra-group switching. This method can be applied to trackers that maintain a single track for each target or to trackers that maintain multiple track branches on each target, such as MHT.