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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Tom Omer, Moorpark, CA (US);
Thomas Szarek, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Jefferson C. Mcbride, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tom Omer, Moorpark, CA (US);
Thomas Szarek, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Jefferson C. McBride, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
AEROVIRONMENT, INC., Monrovia, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 47/08 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 47/08 (2013.01); H04N 5/23206 (2013.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a fuselage, a gimbal-mounted turret having one or more degrees of freedom relative to the fuselage, a camera disposed in the gimbal-mounted turret for motion therewith in the one or more degrees of freedom, and a central video image processor disposed exteriorly of the gimbal-mounted turret, the central video image processor configured to receive and process image data from the camera.