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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Curran, Los Osos, CA (US);
Dustin E. Gamble, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B66D 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B66D 1/60 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for an airborne payload system includes receiving, from a sensor on a payload line, information about the payload line, wherein the payload line comprises a first end wound about a main reel of a winch system and a second end configured to couple to a payload. The method further includes providing instructions, based on the received information, to the unmanned aircraft and the winch system in order to control a position of the second end of the payload line.