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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Sunlight Photonics Inc., Edison, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Sergey V. Frolov, New Providence, NJ (US);
Michael Cyrus, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Allan J. Bruce, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
John P. Moussouris, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
SUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC., Edison, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 43/02 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); G01F 1/32 (2006.01); G01F 1/46 (2006.01); G01F 1/68 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G01P 5/00 (2006.01); G01P 5/165 (2006.01); G01P 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 43/02 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); G01F 1/32 (2013.01); G01F 1/46 (2013.01); G01F 1/68 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); G01P 5/00 (2013.01); G01P 5/165 (2013.01); G01P 13/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of methods and apparatus for close formation flight are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for establishing situational awareness during formation flight includes exchanging transponder signals between at least two aircraft, establishing two-way communication links between the at least two aircraft, exchanging telemetry data between the at least two aircraft, and assigning the roles of a leader and a follower to the aircraft.