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公开(公告)号:US20250058894A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-20
申请号:US18939015
申请日:2024-11-06
Applicant: Dragonfly Pictures, Inc.
Inventor: Joseph Pawelczyk , Kris Auker , Trevor Stephens , Jeffrey Field , James Megariotis
Abstract: A method of aligning an aircraft with a landing platform in motion comprises measuring a GPS heading with at least one GPS sensor positioned at a known location relative to the landing platform while the landing platform is in motion, measuring an orientation of the aircraft with an orientation sensor fixed relative to the aircraft, calculating an orientation of the landing platform from the GPS heading, calculating an orientation offset between the measured orientation of the aircraft and the calculated orientation of the landing platform, and changing an orientation of the aircraft or the landing platform to reduce the orientation offset. A system for landing and securing an aircraft in an enclosure, a system for disconnecting a tether from an aircraft, and a system for landing an aircraft in an enclosure are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20250083810A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-13
申请号:US18590292
申请日:2024-02-28
Applicant: Dragonfly Pictures, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Piasecki , Joseph S. Pawelczyk, Jr. , Jeffrey Field
IPC: B64C39/02 , B64U10/60 , B64U20/96 , B64U30/24 , B64U30/297 , B64U70/93 , B64U80/84 , B64U101/20 , H04B10/2575
Abstract: An unmanned aerial signal relay includes an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a communication relay unit and at least one antenna, communicatively connected to the communication relay unit; a tether comprising at least two wires and at least one fiber optic cable, the wires and cable communicatively connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle; and a surface support system comprising a spool physically connected to the tether and a ground-based receiver communicatively connected to the at least one fiber optic cable, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is powered by electrical energy provided by the at least two wires, and wherein the communication relay unit is configured to relay signals received from the at least one antenna via the fiber optic cable to the ground-based receiver. Various systems and methods related to an unmanned aerial signal relay are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20230034750A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-02
申请号:US17938754
申请日:2022-10-07
Applicant: Dragonfly Pictures, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Piasecki , Joseph S. Pawelczyk, Jr. , Jeffrey Field
IPC: B64C39/02 , H04B10/2575
Abstract: An unmanned aerial signal relay includes an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a communication relay unit and at least one antenna, communicatively connected to the communication relay unit; a tether comprising at least two wires and at least one fiber optic cable, the wires and cable communicatively connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle; and a surface support system comprising a spool physically connected to the tether and a ground-based receiver communicatively connected to the at least one fiber optic cable, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is powered by electrical energy provided by the at least two wires, and wherein the communication relay unit is configured to relay signals received from the at least one antenna via the fiber optic cable to the ground-based receiver. Various systems and methods related to an unmanned aerial signal relay are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20230034610A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-02
申请号:US17938751
申请日:2022-10-07
Applicant: Dragonfly Pictures, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Piasecki , Joseph S. Pawelczyk, JR. , Jeffrey Field
IPC: B64C39/02 , H04B10/2575
Abstract: An unmanned aerial signal relay includes an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a communication relay unit and at least one antenna, communicatively connected to the communication relay unit; a tether comprising at least two wires and at least one fiber optic cable, the wires and cable communicatively connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle; and a surface support system comprising a spool physically connected to the tether and a ground-based receiver communicatively connected to the at least one fiber optic cable, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is powered by electrical energy provided by the at least two wires, and wherein the communication relay unit is configured to relay signals received from the at least one antenna via the fiber optic cable to the ground-based receiver. Various systems and methods related to an unmanned aerial signal relay are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20250074590A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-06
申请号:US18590310
申请日:2024-02-28
Applicant: Dragonfly Pictures, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Piasecki , Joseph S. Pawelczyk, Jr. , Jeffrey Field
IPC: B64C39/02 , B64U10/60 , B64U20/96 , B64U30/24 , B64U30/297 , B64U70/93 , B64U80/84 , B64U101/20 , H04B10/2575
Abstract: An unmanned aerial signal relay includes an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a communication relay unit and at least one antenna, communicatively connected to the communication relay unit; a tether comprising at least two wires and at least one fiber optic cable, the wires and cable communicatively connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle; and a surface support system comprising a spool physically connected to the tether and a ground-based receiver communicatively connected to the at least one fiber optic cable, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is powered by electrical energy provided by the at least two wires, and wherein the communication relay unit is configured to relay signals received from the at least one antenna via the fiber optic cable to the ground-based receiver. Various systems and methods related to an unmanned aerial signal relay are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US11661186B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-30
申请号:US16436307
申请日:2019-06-10
Applicant: Dragonfly Pictures, Inc.
Inventor: Michael W. Piasecki , Joseph S. Pawelczyk, Jr. , Jeffrey Field
IPC: B64C39/02 , H04B10/2575
CPC classification number: B64C39/022 , B64C39/024 , H04B10/2575 , B64C2201/122 , B64C2201/205
Abstract: An unmanned aerial signal relay includes an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a communication relay unit and at least one antenna, communicatively connected to the communication relay unit; a tether comprising at least two wires and at least one fiber optic cable, the wires and cable communicatively connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle; and a surface support system comprising a spool physically connected to the tether and a ground-based receiver communicatively connected to the at least one fiber optic cable, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is powered by electrical energy provided by the at least two wires, and wherein the communication relay unit is configured to relay signals received from the at least one antenna via the fiber optic cable to the ground-based receiver. Various systems and methods related to an unmanned aerial signal relay are also described.
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