公开(公告)号：US20090121073A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-14

申请号：US11396969

申请日：2006-04-03

申请人： Paul M. Doane ,  Thomas W. Omohundro

发明人： Paul M. Doane ,  Thomas W. Omohundro

IPC分类号： B64C29/00 ,  B64C1/14

CPC分类号： B64C29/0025 ,  B64C29/0066 ,  B64D27/24 ,  Y02T50/62

摘要： An adjustable nozzle is mounted on the airframe downstream from the powerplant for selectively directing powerplant exhaust to exit the aircraft at an angle between about rearward and downward. An electricity source mounted on the airframe powers a magnetically driven fan positioned in front of the powerplant in the fuselage.

摘要翻译： 可动喷嘴安装在动力装置下游的机身上，用于选择性地引导动力装置排气以大约向后和向下的角度离开飞行器。 安装在机身上的电源为位于机身前方的动力装置前面的磁力驱动的风扇供电。

公开(公告)号：US07024309B2

公开(公告)日：2006-04-04

申请号：US10650606

申请日：2003-08-28

申请人： Paul M. Doane

发明人： Paul M. Doane

IPC分类号： G01S13/93

CPC分类号： B64C13/18 ,  B64C13/20 ,  G01S5/0072 ,  G01S13/9303 ,  G01S19/49 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G08G5/0008

摘要： A system for autonomously keeping an aircraft's station in a formation flight of a plurality of aircraft includes a navigation system configured to determine a position of an aircraft. A data link is configured to allow the aircraft to communicate data with at least one other aircraft in the formation flight of the plurality of aircraft. A sensor is configured to detect a presence of another aircraft within a predetermined distance of the aircraft. A processor is configured to provide control signals to the aircraft's autoflight system to keep the aircraft at a predetermined station relative to the other of the plurality of aircraft in the formation flight.

摘要翻译： 用于在多个飞行器的飞行中自主地保持飞行器台站的系统包括被配置为确定飞行器的位置的导航系统。 数据链路被配置为允许飞机在多个飞行器的飞行中的至少一个其他飞行器中传送数据。 传感器被配置为在飞机的预定距离内检测另一架飞机的存在。 处理器被配置为向飞行器的自动飞行系统提供控制信号，以使飞机相对于地层飞行中的多个飞机中的另一个保持在预定的站。

公开(公告)号：US06960750B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-01

申请号：US10338454

申请日：2003-01-08

申请人： Paul M. Doane

发明人： Paul M. Doane

IPC分类号： G02B5/124 ,  H04B10/10 ,  G01C21/02 ,  G01C21/24

CPC分类号： H04B10/112 ,  G02B5/124

摘要： An optical system and method for positioning a first object with respect to a second object, such as a refueling aircraft and an unmanned air vehicle are provided with the system, including a pattern of reflectors, an optical receiver, an optical transmitter, and a processor. The method and system permit processing two dimensional images of reflected signals and ranging of the reflector to the transmitter. An optical transceiver may also be used instead of a discrete receiver and transmitter. The reflector may include a pattern of peripheral retroreflectors and limit-angle incident retroreflectors that only reflect light incident upon the retroreflector within a predefined range of incident angles.

摘要翻译： 一种用于相对于诸如加油飞机和无人驾驶飞行器的第二物体定位第一物体的光学系统和方法，包括反射镜，光接收器，光发送器和处理器 。 该方法和系统允许处理反射信号的二维图像和反射器到发射器的范围。 还可以使用光收发器来代替离散的接收器和发射器。 反射器可以包括外部后向反射器和极限角度入射后向反射器的图案，其仅在入射角的预定范围内反射入射到后向反射器上的光。

公开(公告)号：US06819982B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-16

申请号：US10304626

申请日：2002-11-26

申请人： Paul M. Doane

发明人： Paul M. Doane

IPC分类号： G08G504

CPC分类号： B64C13/20 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D39/00

摘要： A method and system is provided for performing automated air refueling of uninhabited airborne vehicles (UAVs). The method and system includes any combination of a positioning system component, an air collision avoidance system (ACAS) component, a voice processing component, an image processing component, a flight controller, a wireless data link connecting the UAV with the tanker, and refueling components. The ACAS component receives position information of other aircraft, such as UAVs and tankers, over the wireless data link, and generates navigation instructions based on the received position information, and sends the generated navigation instructions to the flight controller. The refueling components include sensors that determine the status of the refueling components. Refueling of the UAV is based on the determined status.