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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Joseph Klein, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Joseph Klein, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An aircraft for unmanned firefighting may include a water tank fillable via a scoop operation during flight of the aircraft, and configured to be emptied by a release operation at a target of interest, a communications module configured to employ wireless communication via a ground link and/or a satellite link to provide real time or near real time communication with a remote configuration or monitoring facility, an imaging module configured to obtain image data at the target of interest for identifying updated target information, and a navigation module configured to enable remote or autonomous operation of the aircraft during the scoop operation and the release operation.