ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,980, issued on July 29, was assigned to Rockwell Collins Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
"Multi-axis upset recovery system" was invented by John P. Perich (Duluth, Minn.), Brandon J. Burnett (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Juan M. Segal (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Andrew R. Markofski (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Samuel E. Ferdon (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Thomas M. Scanlon (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), John W. Roltgen (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Dale E. McPherson (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Autonomous systems increase the robustness and safety of current aircraft and to support simplified vehicle, reduced crew, and single pilot operations. The autonomous...