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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2020
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ralf René Shu-Zhong Cabos, Lower Saxony, DE;
Nils Kneuper, Bergkamen, DE;
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/22 (2014.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.01); B64G 1/44 (2006.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/22 (2014.12); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64G 1/10 (2013.01); B64G 1/443 (2013.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.12); H02S 40/38 (2014.12); B64C 2201/042 (2013.01); B64C 2201/066 (2013.01); B64D 2211/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for redirecting light to a mobile platform includes a satellite and a mobile platform including a first RF antenna that transmits a trajectory data for the mobile platform, and a photovoltaic cell that converts light into electrical energy. The satellite includes a second RF antenna that receives the trajectory data, and a processor coupled to the second RF antenna. The processor computes a target position of the mobile platform based on the trajectory data, and instructs a diffuser system to generate the beam of light and direct the beam to the target position.