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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Flir Detection, Inc., Stillwater, OK (US);
Bretton E. Anderson, Westford, MA (US);
Felipe Bohorquez, Cambridge, MA (US);
Misha Filippov, Framingham, MA (US);
Helen Greiner, Beverly, MA (US);
Jason Jeffords, Bedford, MA (US);
Sam Johnson, Arvada, CO (US);
Kevin Michael Mcclure, Danvers, MA (US);
Kim Salazar, Arlington, MA (US);
Kenneth D. Sebesta, Winchester, KY (US);
Andrew M. Shein, Winchester, MA (US);
Perry Stoll, Brookline, MA (US);
Chikyung Won, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Alexey Zaparovanny, Westford, MA (US);
FLIR DETECTION, INC., Stillwater, OK (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for powering and controlling flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicles can be used in a networked system under common control and operation and can be used for a variety of applications. Selected embodiments can operate while tethered to a portable control system. A high speed tether management system can be used to facilitate both mobile and static tethered operation. Modular components provide for both tethered and fully autonomous flight operations.