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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/90 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 19/51 (2010.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 13/87 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/90 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01S 13/865 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G01S 13/87 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 19/51 (2013.01); B64C 2201/123 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/145 (2013.01); B64C 2201/148 (2013.01);
Abstract
The device includes at least: a set of optical and/or electromagnetic elementary sensors which are able to fly and means of command for piloting the flight of the sensors; processing means; a communication link between each sensor and the processing means; to produce an image of a given scene, the sensors fly while forming an array whose configuration is controlled by the command means, the processing means fusing the signals provided by the sensors with a view to delivering an image of the scene, the signals provided being representative of the scene.