Emad W Saad, 552214 Elma Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98059

8060270, Nov 15, 2011

May 21, 2008

12/124565

John Lyle Vian - Renton WA, US
Ali Reza Mansouri - Bothell WA, US
Emad William Saad - Renton WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

H04N 7/18

701 24, 348144

A method for inspecting structures that includes using a plurality of independent unmanned mobile vehicles. The unmanned mobile vehicles are equipped with a control and guidance system for enabling each unmanned mobile vehicle to operate autonomously. Each unmanned mobile vehicle may be programmed with an operating program that defines a path of travel for it, relative to a structure to be inspected. The unmanned mobile vehicles are deployed so that they cooperatively form a swarm that travels about the structure. At least one of said unmanned mobile vehicles is used to obtain inspection data of a portion of the structure as it executes its respective operating program.

8068983, Nov 29, 2011

Jun 11, 2008

12/137348

John L. Vian - Renton WA, US
Emad W. Saad - Renton WA, US
Stefan R. Bieniawski - Seattle WA, US
el-Hadi M. Aggoune - Brier WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G01C 21/30
G05D 3/00

701211, 701 1, 701 36, 701 37, 701108

Representing vehicles in a customizable virtual environment is disclosed. One embodiment includes a controlled environment including prototype vehicles and a virtual environment including virtual representations of the prototype vehicles. The virtual environment is a display that includes an environment scenario, a number of virtual objects, and the various represented vehicles. The represented vehicles are linked to the prototype vehicles by communicating kinematic data from the prototype vehicles to the virtual vehicles real-time. The positions of the represented vehicles are updated based on the communicated kinematic data such that the virtual environment is a realistic visualization of the prototype vehicles. In addition, the virtual environment is highly customizable. In an embodiment, customizing the virtual environment includes generating reference views for the represented vehicles, editing the environment scenario, editing the virtual objects, editing the represented vehicles, and generating a mission scenario of the reference views.

8106753, Jan 31, 2012

Aug 27, 2008

12/199435

John L. Vian - Renton WA, US
Stefan R. Bieniawski - Seattle WA, US
Paul E. Pigg - Seattle WA, US
Gregory J. Clark - Seattle WA, US
Emad W. Saad - Renton WA, US
David J. Halaas - Buckley WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

B60Q 1/00

340438, 340439

A transponder module for vehicles. The module has a substantially universal vehicle sensor input interface capable of receiving sensor input from different types of vehicle sensors and from different types of vehicles. One or more processors and memory, in real time, receive vehicle sensor input data via the input interface. Based on a vehicle type stored in the memory, the processor(s) use the sensor input data to determine conditions of subsystems the vehicle. Based on the determined conditions, the processor(s) determine performance capabilities of the vehicle. The transponder module outputs information as to the stored vehicle type, determined conditions, and vehicle performance capabilities.

8260485, Sep 4, 2012

Sep 18, 2007

11/857217

Ryan J. Meuth - Rolla MO, US
John L. Vian - Renton WA, US
Emad W. Saad - Renton WA, US
Donald C. Wunsch - Rolla MO, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G01C 22/00
G08G 1/123

701 26, 34099521

A system and method for dividing a predefined search region into a map of a plurality of subregions to be searched by a plurality of mobile platforms, taking into account the capabilities of the mobile platforms and varying environmental conditions within the subregions, while minimizing the time needed to search each of the subregions. The system and method updates the map of the subregions as needed, in real time, to account for changing environmental conditions and changes in the capabilities of the mobile platforms being used. The subregions may also be determined using a desired level of probability for detecting targets within the subregions in a desired number of passes through the subregion. The system optimizes coverage time while insuring a desired probability of coverage (i. e. , observability) for heterogeneous mobile platforms.

8392045, Mar 5, 2013

Sep 5, 2008

12/205658

John L. Vian - Renton WA, US
Emad W. Saad - Renton WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G06F 19/00
G05D 1/00

701 28, 434 4, 434 30, 244 4 R, 701 3

A method of inspecting an aircraft. A plurality of heterogeneous unmanned vehicles are used to perform an inspection of the aircraft, each unmanned vehicle having one or more sensors. A plurality of portions of the aircraft are assigned to the vehicles for inspection based on functional capability of each vehicle. The unmanned vehicles are configured to cooperatively use the sensors to perform the inspection.

8620510, Dec 31, 2013

Jul 12, 2012

13/547413

Ryan J. Meuth - Rolla MO, US
John L. Vian - Renton WA, US
Emad W. Saad - Renton WA, US
Donald C. Wunsch - Rolla MO, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G01C 22/00
G08G 1/123

701 26, 34099521

A mission planning system for determining an optimum use of a plurality of vehicles in searching a predefined geographic area (PGA). A discretizer subsystem may be used for sensing the capabilities of each vehicle to produce a point set defining a number of points within the PGA that the vehicles must traverse to completely search the PGA. A task allocator subsystem may determine an optimum division of the PGA into different subregions to be handled by specific ones of the vehicles, thus to minimize an overall time needed to search the PGA. A path optimizer subsystem may determine an optimum path through a particular vehicle's assigned subregion to minimize the time needed for each specific vehicle to traverse its associated subregion.

8643719, Feb 4, 2014

May 21, 2008

12/124511

John Lyle Vian - Renton WA, US
Ali Reza Mansouri - Bothell WA, US
Emad William Saad - Renton WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

H04N 7/18
G01C 22/00

348144, 348143, 348148, 701 23, 701 26

A method for monitoring a geographic area that using a plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles. Each unmanned mobile vehicle may be programmed with an operational plan to cover a specific subregion of said geographic area. Each unmanned mobile vehicle may be used to obtain visual images of its associated said subregion during operation. A surveillance system is also disclosed for monitoring a geographic area. The system includes a plurality of autonomously operated unmanned mobile vehicles. Each vehicle includes an onboard system that executes an operational plan to enable the vehicle to traverse a specific subregion of the geographic area. Each onboard system further includes a monitoring system to obtain visual images of its associated subregion.

2008003, Feb 7, 2008

Jul 24, 2006

11/459617

John L. Vian - Renton WA, US
Ronald C. Provine - Seattle WA, US
Stefan R. Bieniawski - Seattle WA, US
Emad W. Saad - Renton WA, US
Paul E. R. Pigg - Seattle WA, US
Gregory J. Clark - Seattle WA, US
Ali R. Mansouri - Bothell WA, US
Khaled Abdel-Motagaly - Bellevue WA, US
Charles A. Erignac - Seattle WA, US
James J. Troy - Issaquah WA, US
Paul Murray - Woodinville WA, US
Jonathan P. How - Arlington MA, US
Mario J. Valenti - Cambridge MA, US
Brett M. Bethke - Cambridge MA, US

THE BOEING COMPANY - Chicago IL

G06F 19/00
G05D 1/00
G06F 17/40

702113, 702 1, 702127, 701 1, 701 36, 701 37, 702108, 702187, 702189

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.