GNSS‑Denied LEO Navigation via Online Ephemeris Error Estimation
TS-073358 —
Reliable positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) in GNSS‑denied or disrupted environments remains a critical challenge for defense, transportation, and autonomous systems. While low Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellites offer powerful signals and rapid geometry changes, they are typicall…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kassas, Zak; Watchi Hayek, Samer
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Long-Baseline Ephemeris Error Correction for LEO-Based PNT
TS-073339 —
Positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) resilience is increasingly critical as GNSS vulnerabilities become more apparent in contested, denied, or degraded environments. Low Earth orbit (LEO) communication satellites offer a promising alternative PNT source, but their utility is limited by poorly…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kassas, Zak; Saroufim, Joe
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Robust Positioning and Navigation Using Low Earth Orbit Satellite Signals
TS-072827 — The Need
Current navigation systems, such as GNSS, face limitations in urban canyons, indoor environments, and areas with signal jamming or spoofing. The rapid proliferation of LEO satellite constellations presents an untapped opportunity for resilient, accurate positioning. However, leveraging thes…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kassas, Zak
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Vectorized Channel Estimation and SINR Optimization for Ultra-Wideband Communications
TS-070631 — The Need
Ultra-wideband communication systems, including mmWave and optical wireless networks, demand highly accurate and low-latency channel estimation to maintain throughput and reliability. Existing methods, such as hybrid correlation and least squares estimators, suffer from high computational c…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Cai, Jian-Feng; Mao, Chongchang; Xian, Poline Y.; Xue, Ye; Zhang, Haiming
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
GPS Independent Lane Level Vehicle Localization
TS-069654 — Technology bundle containing T2025-148 and T2024-150.
The Need
Reliable vehicle localization is critical for autonomous and human-driven vehicles, especially in GPS-denied environments such as dense urban areas, tunnels, and off-road farms and construction sites. Current localization methods relying solely on GPS are prone to signal loss and inaccurac…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Javed, Nur Uddin; Ahmed, Qadeer
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Advanced LEO Satellite-Based Position, Navigation, and Timing Solutions
TS-069653 — Technology Bundle: T2025-053, T2025-055, T2025-056
The Need
Current global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) face significant challenges, including signal vulnerability to interference, limited coverage in urban and remote areas, and insufficient accuracy for high-precision applications. There is a critical need for more robust, accurate, and rel…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kassas, Zak; Kozhaya, Sharbel
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana