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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Inventor:
William Robert Bosworth, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/003 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); B64C 2201/082 (2013.01); B64C 2201/12 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example system for flying to a target location is provided, comprising a parent aerial vehicle and at least one child vehicle releasably coupled to the parent vehicle. The parent vehicle is configured to transport the at least one child aerial vehicle to a region containing a target location, uncouple from the at least one child aerial vehicle, and transmit information to the at least one child aerial vehicle relevant to operation of the child aerial vehicle. The child aerial vehicle comprises at least one sensor for surveillance at the target location.