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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Flir Detection, Inc., Stillwater, OK (US);
Inventors:
Jason S. Walker, Medford, MA (US);
John W. Ware, Brookline, MA (US);
Samuel A. Johnson, Arvada, CO (US);
Andrew M. Shein, Winchester, MA (US);
Assignee:
FLIR DETECTION, INC., Stillwater, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); H02G 11/02 (2006.01); B64F 3/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/022 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); B64F 3/00 (2013.01); H02G 11/02 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/148 (2013.01); B64C 2201/201 (2013.01); B64C 2201/203 (2013.01); B64C 2201/208 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an aspect, in general, a spooling apparatus includes a filament feeding mechanism for deploying and retracting filament from the spooling apparatus to an aerial vehicle, an exit geometry sensor for sensing an exit geometry of the filament from the spooling apparatus, and a controller for controlling the feeding mechanism to feed and retract the filament based on the exit geometry.