Niall B Mcnelis

6563763, May 13, 2003

Apr 2, 2002

10/113932

Niall B. McNelis - Timonium MD

AAI Corporation - Hunt Valley MD

G01S 518

367127, 367124, 367129, 367906

Given a trajectory and unit pointing vectors determined based on a planar or other approximation of a shock wave, a method and apparatus are provided to calculate times the sensors should have detected, based on a conical geometry of the shock wave. A difference between the calculated times and the actual times measured by the sensors may be minimized. The minimization may be performed by perturbing the unit vectors. When the perturbation of the unit vectors results in an acceptable difference between the calculated times and the measured times, an accurate trajectory of the projectile can be generated from the perturbed unit pointing vectors.

7536301, May 19, 2009

Jan 3, 2005

11/025920

James Jaklitsch - Parkton MD, US
Gary Hartman - Sykesville MD, US
Jay Markey - York PA, US
Niall B. McNelis - Timonium MD, US

AAI Corporation - Hunt Valley MD

G10L 21/02

704226, 704228, 704233, 704500, 370280, 370276

A system and method to generate a trigger signal based on a real-time adaptive threshold. The system may include a microphone to receive an audio signal, a device to generate a trigger signal based on a real-time adaptive threshold coupled to the microphone to form an adaptive threshold and generate a trigger signal if a magnitude of the audio signal is greater than a magnitude of the adaptive threshold. The system may also include a waveform capture module coupled to the microphone to receive the audio signal and convert the audio signal into a series of waveform packets and a waveform analysis processor to extract characteristics from the waveform packets.

8234070, Jul 31, 2012

Jun 18, 2009

12/487542

Niall B. McNelis - Sparks Glencoe MD, US
Matthew Livelsberger - Hanover PA, US

AAI Corporation - Hunt Valley MD

G01B 17/00
G01H 17/00
G01P 13/00
G06F 19/00
G06F 17/40

702 1, 73167, 235400, 702127, 702158, 708105, 708200

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets forth an apparatus for registering a scoring event. The apparatus includes a target having a surface; a sensor, positioned in proximity to the target, adapted to detect the occurrence of a scoring event caused by the presence of a projectile in the scoring area and to determine a trajectory of the projectile; a time tracking device adapted to keep track of time of the scoring event; a location sensing device adapted to identify a location of the apparatus; a true north detection device adapted to detect the direction of true north with respect to the surface of the target; and a controller, coupled to the sensor and the true north detection device.

8275571, Sep 25, 2012

Jun 18, 2009

12/487545

Niall B. McNelis - Sparks Glencoe MD, US

AAI Corporation - Hunt Valley MD

G01C 9/00
G01D 21/00
F41G 3/26
F41G 3/00

702151, 702 86, 434 19, 434 21

An exemplary embodiment, the present invention sets forth a method for correlating at least one weapon firing event to at least one scoring event. The method comprising: receiving information relating to a first scoring event; receiving information relating to a first weapon firing event; calculating an angle between a reference line, extending from location of the first weapon event to the location of the first scoring event, and the reference direction at the first computing device; comparing the time of the first scoring event to the time of the weapon firing event at the first computing device; comparing the angle of incidence for the projectile to the calculated angle at the first computing device; and identifying whether the weapon firing event and the scoring event are an unambiguous, one-to-one pairings at the first computing device.

20090290019, Nov 26, 2009

Feb 25, 2009

12/392786

Niall B. McNelis - Sparks Glencoe MD, US
William M. Tang - Elkridge MD, US

AAI Corporation - Hunt Valley MD

H04N 7/18
G06F 3/048

348143, 715764, 348E07085

A system, method and computer program product provides for integrating a sensor system data and a weapon system data with a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided. An area surrounding the mobile object on the GUI system is displayed. The respective locations of one or more sensed objects sensed by the sensor system in the area may be determined in response to a user selected sensor system input. The one or more sensed objects on the GUI system may be displayed. The weapon system may be targeted upon the one or more sensed objects in response to a user selected weapon system input.

20090292467, Nov 26, 2009

Feb 25, 2009

12/392782

Niall B. McNelis - Sparks Glencoe MD, US
William M. Tang - Elkridge MD, US

AAI Corporation - Hunt Valley MD

G06F 7/00

701300

A system, method and computer program product provides for determining a location of an external object sensed by a mobile object on a display of the mobile object. The method may include determining a first position of the external object on the display, the first position being sensed by the mobile object at a first position of the mobile object. It may also include determining a second position of the external object on the display, the second position being sensed by the mobile object at a second position of the mobile object. Next, the method may include determining the location of the external object based upon said determining of the first position and said determining of the second position. The first position of the external object and the second position of the external object may be respectively sensed by a sensor system of the mobile object, where the display comprises a graphical user interface (GUI). Any portion of the external object may be mapped to one or more pixels, with each pixel providing a unique location.

20100324859, Dec 23, 2010

Jun 18, 2009

12/487539

Niall B. McNelis - Sparks Glencoe MD, US
Chris Bevard - Cockeysville MD, US
Ryan Cardone - Reisterstown MD, US

AAI Corporation - Hunt Valley MD

G06F 15/00
G06F 17/40

702150, 702187

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets forth an apparatus for registering time and location of a weapon firing of a weapon. The apparatus includes a microcontroller, a pressure sensor located in proximately to the weapon and adapted to determine pressure data based on air pressure in proximity to the weapon and provide the pressure data to a microcontroller, an accelerometer located in proximity to the weapon and adapted to determine acceleration data based on movement of the weapon and provide the acceleration data to the microcontroller; a time device adapted to keep time and provide the time to the microcontroller; a location sensor located in proximity to the weapon and adapted to determine a location of the weapon and provide the location of the weapon to the microcontroller; and a memory coupled to the microcontroller.

54384044, Aug 1, 1995

Dec 16, 1992

7/990976

Stephen B. Hamilton - Baltimore MD
James J. Jaklitsch - Parkton MD
Christopher J. Reed - Pasadena MD
Robert R. Schulze - Baltimore MD
Leslie H. Debelius - Manchester MD
Niall B. McNelis - Baltimore MD

AAI Corporation - Cockeysville MD

G01B 1126
G01C 110

3561522

A gyroscopic system and method is provided for translating parallel and non-parallel lines between a reference line and a device to be aligned with respect to the reference line. A first inertial sensor is provided that is configured to be substantially stationary. This inertial sensor is boresighted with respect to the reference line and includes at least two gyroscopes and a mirror having first and second nonplanar surfaces. A second, portable inertial sensor is provided that includes a gimbal, a gimbal drive system, an electronic energy beam generator, a collimator, and at least two gyroscopes. One or more of the electronic beam generator, collimator, and gyroscopes can optionally be mounted on a platform that is mounted on the gimbal and adapted to move in accordance with signals from the gimbal drive system. A control circuit is provided that is operable to measure output signals generated by the first and second inertial sensor gyroscopes and to determine relative orientations of the inertial sensors.