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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mitesh Patel, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/04 (2006.01); G11B 7/1395 (2012.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/14 (2006.01); G11B 7/1362 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/04 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G02B 27/148 (2013.01); G11B 7/1362 (2013.01); G11B 7/1395 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a beam redirection system, and a method for redirecting a laser beam using one or more UAVs are provided. The UAV includes a housing, a beam deflector, and a vehicle controller. The beam deflector is mounted to the housing. The vehicle controller is configured to control an angular orientation of the beam deflector to redirect a laser beam that is received from an off-board laser source.