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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kip Gregory Campbell, Hurst, TX (US);
Juan Li, Keller, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/04 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/04 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 31/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/1064 (2019.05); G08G 5/0004 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64U 2201/102 (2023.01);
Abstract
According to one implementation of the present disclosure, a method for formation flight is disclosed. The method includes: during flight, arranging for a first aircraft to fly into a proximity range of a second aircraft; and determining first aircraft positioning based on power consumption data of the first aircraft, where the first aircraft positioning corresponds to power-reducing formation flight of the first aircraft.