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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Damon Vander Lind, Alameda, CA (US);
Gregory Mainland Horn, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/104 (2013.01); B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/102 (2023.01);
Abstract
A system for adjusting a load on a tethered aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft is tethered to a payload. The system determines a new position for the tethered aircraft in the event that due to environmental effects, e.g., the aircraft is flying upwind or downwind, the load experienced by the tethered aircraft is not optimal.