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Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025

Filed:

May. 13, 2024
Applicant:

L3harris Global Communications, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US);

Inventors:

Peter Burke, Hilton, NY (US);

Richard J. Nink, Melbourne, FL (US);

Joel Womack, El Paso, TX (US);

Malcolm Packer, Hillsborough, NC (US);

Thomas Howe, Rochester, NY (US);

Aaron Hendershot, Webster, NY (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 41/00 (2005.12); B64D 9/00 (2005.12); B64D 45/00 (2005.12); B64U 50/30 (2022.12); B64U 101/20 (2022.12); B64U 101/64 (2022.12); G08G 5/00 (2024.12); G08G 5/22 (2024.12); H04B 7/185 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 41/00 (2012.12); B64D 9/00 (2012.12); B64U 50/30 (2022.12); G08G 5/22 (2024.12); H04B 7/18504 (2012.12); B64D 2045/0065 (2012.12); B64D 2221/00 (2012.12); B64U 2101/20 (2022.12); B64U 2101/64 (2022.12);
Abstract

Systems and methods for locating UAV. The methods comprise: causing a physical joining of a payload with a fuselage of the UAV (where the payload comprises a communication relay); using a power source to supply power to the payload that is independent from a main power source of the UAV; and continuing to perform relay operations by the communication relay and location operations by a first locator, when power is no longer being supplied by the main power source.


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