Brian R Fast

20080245930, Oct 9, 2008

Jan 3, 2008

11/968863

Taysir H. Nayfeh - Cleveland OH, US
Brian R. Fast - Baltimore OH, US
Daniel Raible - Westlake OH, US
Nick Tollis - Parma OH, US
Andrew Jalics - Akron OH, US
Dragos Dinca - Cleveland OH, US

H01S 3/00
B64D 39/00
B64D 33/00

244 53 R, 244135 A

Systems and methods are described that facilitate refueling a vehicle with electrical energy by targeting receiver thereon and pointing a high-intensity laser source at the receiver. Vertical multi-junction (VMJ) photocells receive the laser energy and convert the laser energy into electrical energy. The laser source can operate at a range of output power levels depending on the vehicle's energy needs. The laser source can be pulsed or continuous near-infrared laser source. A heat exchanger can be coupled to the receiver to dissipate laser energy not converted into electrical energy. If the vehicle has a propeller, the heat exchanger can be mounted to the vehicle in the propeller wash path.

20090171477, Jul 2, 2009

Dec 5, 2008

12/328899

Taysir H. Nayfeh - Cleveland OH, US
Daniel E. Raible - Westlake OH, US
Brian R. Fast - Baltimore OH, US

G06F 17/00
G02B 6/10
G05B 11/01

700 12, 385146, 700 83

Systems and methods are described that employ high-intensity lasers to set up a thin plasma sheet, also called a waveguide or “hot shell”, in the atmosphere as a function of beam intensity and geometry. A laser beam can be spread and directed with physical optics (e.g., lenses, mirrors, other optical elements, etc.) to generate a thin inverted cone-shaped hot shell waveguide in the atmosphere. The hot shell of the waveguide has a different index of refraction (n) from that of the surrounding air layers and as such serves to internally reflect portions of the entering solar rays entering an aperture in the hot shell, toward the tip of the cone and a solar energy storage component positioned there, thus providing a virtual solar energy concentration system. In another embodiment, the solar energy storage component shuts down or otherwise rejects incoming solar energy when fully charged, to mitigate damage to system components.

20220407447, Dec 22, 2022

Jun 21, 2021

17/352792

- Mayfield Heights OH, US
Brian Fast - Kirtland OH, US
Robert J. Miklosovic - Chardon OH, US

H02P 29/024
H02P 29/40
H02P 29/10

A system and method for shaping the trajectory of a motion command to reduce the effects of a load on performance of a motor dynamically modifies the motion profile in real time to limit the reference signals in the motion profile to feasible commands. A load observer determines an estimated disturbance acceleration. The estimated disturbance acceleration includes the dynamics of the controlled load and is used to modify a maximum and a minimum limit for the acceleration reference. The acceleration limits are, in turn, used to determine velocity limits. The motion profile and modified acceleration and velocity limits are provided to a state filter which determines a new motion profile for use by the motor drive to control operation of a motor and to control the load connected to the motor.

20220182001, Jun 9, 2022

Feb 28, 2022

17/682439

- Mayfield Heights OH, US
Brian Fast - Kirtland OH, US

H02P 23/04

A system includes a motor configured to be coupled to a non-rigid load and a control system disposed within, or communicatively coupled to, a drive system configured to control an operation of the motor. The control system includes a processor and a memory accessible by the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate a smooth move input profile to control the operation of the motor based on inputs specifying a desired operation of the motor, apply a notch filter having a notch filter frequency to the smooth move input profile to produce a filtered smooth move input profile, and send a command to the drive system based on the filtered smooth move input profile, wherein the command is configured to adjust the operation of the motor.

20210397174, Dec 23, 2021

Aug 31, 2021

17/462268

- Mayfield Heights OH, US
Steven C. Briant - Moon Township PA, US
Noel Henderson - Milton FL, US
Brian Fast - Kirtland OH, US

G05B 19/418
G06F 1/16
G06F 30/20

An industrial data presentation system leverages structured data types defined on industrial devices to generate and deliver meaningful presentations of industrial data. Industrial devices are configured to support structured data types referred to as basic information data types (BIDTs) comprising a finite set of structured information data types, including a rate data type, a state data type, an odometer data type, and an event data type. The BIDTs can be referenced by both automation models of an industrial asset and non-automation models of the asset, allowing data points of both types of models to be easily linked using a common data source nomenclature.

20210341896, Nov 4, 2021

May 1, 2020

16/864739

- Mayfield Heights OH, US
Brian R. Fast - Kirtland OH, US

G05B 19/042
G05B 23/02
G06N 20/00

Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to condition monitoring in industrial environments. More specifically, some embodiments relate to an embedded analytic engine for motor drives. A drive-embedded analytic engine discussed herein enables industrial enterprises, employers, and other users to monitor an industrial operation comprising at least a motor and a mechanical load in order to detect failures before they occur. An embedded analytic engine may perform condition monitoring from within a frequency drive based on a configuration specific to a monitored fault condition. In order to detect fault conditions, the embedded analytic engine may obtain baseline signal data from an industrial operation using rotating machinery, obtain recent runtime signal data from the industrial operation, and use the signal data to produce data light metrics that may be used to detect fault conditions from within the drive.

20210083611, Mar 18, 2021

Sep 18, 2019

16/574606

- Mayfield Heights OH, US
Brian Fast - Kirtland OH, US

H02P 23/04

A system includes a motor configured to be coupled to a non-rigid load and a control system disposed within, or communicatively coupled to, a drive system configured to control an operation of the motor. The control system includes a processor and a memory accessible by the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate a smooth move input profile to control the operation of the motor based on inputs specifying a desired operation of the motor, apply a notch filter having a notch filter frequency to the smooth move input profile to produce a filtered smooth move input profile, and send a command to the drive system based on the filtered smooth move input profile, wherein the command is configured to adjust the operation of the motor.

20200012265, Jan 9, 2020

Jul 9, 2018

16/030257

- Mayfield Heights OH, US
Steven C. Briant - Moon Township PA, US
Noel Henderson - Milton FL, US
Brian Fast - Kirtland OH, US

G05B 19/418
G06F 17/50
G06F 1/16

An industrial data presentation system leverages structured data types defined on industrial devices to generate and deliver meaningful presentations of industrial data. Industrial devices are configured to support structured data types referred to as basic information data types (BIDTs) comprising a finite set of structured information data types, including a rate data type, a state data type, an odometer data type, and an event data type. The BIDTs can be referenced by both automation models of an industrial asset and non-automation models of the asset, allowing data points of both types of models to be easily linked using a common data source nomenclature.