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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Aerovironment, Inc., Simi Valley, CA (US);
Macdonald John Peebles, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Andrew Martin, Encino, CA (US);
Charles Lawrence Baker, Moorpark, CA (US);
Daisy Wang, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Kevin Jay Aguilar, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Matthew Allen Hanna, Montrose, CA (US);
Brian Young, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Eric Sornborger, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric James Aagaard, Los Angeles, CA (US);
AEROVIRONMENT, INC., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A method of targeting, which involves capturing a first video of a scene about a potential targeting coordinate by a first video sensor on a first aircraft; transmitting the first video and associated potential targeting coordinate by the first aircraft; receiving the first video on a first display in communication with a processor, the processor also receiving the potential targeting coordinate; selecting the potential targeting coordinate to be an actual targeting coordinate for a second aircraft in response to viewing the first video on the first display; and guiding a second aircraft toward the actual targeting coordinate; where positive identification of a target corresponding to the actual targeting coordinate is maintained from selection of the actual targeting coordinate.