GERALD GERARD BROWN
Pilots at Los Altos Dr, Pebble Beach, CA
License number
California A0227848
Issued Date
Mar 2016
Expiration Date
Mar 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
4049 Los Altos Dr, Pebble Beach, CA 93953
Professional information
Mixed-Mode Fuel Minimization
US Patent:
8050849, Nov 1, 2011
Filed:
Feb 10, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/368823
Inventors:
Gerald Gerard Brown - Pebble Beach CA, US
Jeffrey Eugene Kline - Salinas CA, US
Richard Edwin Rosenthal - Monterey CA, US
Pascale Menconi, legal representative - Monterey CA, US
Alan R. Washburn - Monterey CA, US
Jeffrey Eugene Kline - Salinas CA, US
Richard Edwin Rosenthal - Monterey CA, US
Pascale Menconi, legal representative - Monterey CA, US
Alan R. Washburn - Monterey CA, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
B63H 21/00, B63H 3/00, G06F 17/00
US Classification:
701104, 701 21, 701123, 440 1, 440 86
Abstract:
A mixed-mode method for operating a vehicle's propulsion plant to travel at a selected average speed using the minimum amount of fuel. The method involves travelling in one mode at high speed part of the time, and in a different mode at low speed part of the time, in such a way that the average speed is the selected value.