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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:
May. 13, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2024
Applicant:

Vita Inclinata Ip Holdings Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);

Inventors:

Derek Sikora, Denver, CO (US);

Caleb B. Carr, Denver, CO (US);

Logan Goodrich, Golden, CO (US);

Assignee:

Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/65 (2024.01); G05D 1/69 (2024.01); G05D 1/87 (2024.01); G06F 18/25 (2023.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); G05D 1/0825 (2013.01); G05D 1/65 (2024.01); G05D 1/69 (2024.01); G06F 18/25 (2023.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); G05D 1/0077 (2013.01); G05D 1/87 (2024.01);
Abstract

Physical and logical components of a long line loiter control system address control of a long line loiter maneuver conducted beneath a carrier, such as a fixed-wing aircraft. Control may comprise identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states of the carrier, a suspended load control system, and a long line. Identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states may comprise determining characteristics of state conditions over time as well as response time between state conditions. Reacting may comprise controlling a hoist of the carrier, controlling thrusters of the suspended load control system, and or controlling or issuing flight control instructions to the carrier so as not to increase the response time and or to avoid a hazard.


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