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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023

Filed:

May. 08, 2020
Applicant:

Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Hai Pham, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Saul Cooper, Fridley, MN (US);

Mark Finney, Wayzata, MN (US);

Arjun BJ, Golden Valley, MN (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64C 1/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); B64C 1/36 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/36 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01);
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navigation system includes a portable, ground-based landing pad comprising having a first antenna configured to transmit a data packet; a UAV comprising a second antenna configured to receive the data packet; and second processing circuitry configured to determine a signal strength between the first antenna and the second antenna; determine, based on the signal strength, an orientation of the vehicle relative to the landing pad; and determine, based on a time of flight of the data packet, a distance between the vehicle and the landing pad.


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