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Patent No.:

US 12780411 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2024

System and method for drone tethering

Applicant:

Aerovironment, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);

Inventors:

Gaemus Collins, San Diego, CA (US);

Allan Matthew, San Diego, CA (US);

David Twining, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

AeroVironment, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);

Attorneys:

Command IP LLP

Michael Zarrabian

Eric Aagaard

Primary Examiner:

Aniss Chad

Assistant Examiner:

Christine Nguyen Huynh

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); B64F 3/02 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 10/60 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); B64U 70/93 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/31 (2023.01); G01L 5/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/022 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); B64F 3/02 (2013.01); B64U 10/60 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); B64U 70/93 (2023.01); G01L 5/04 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/31 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); B64U 2201/202 (2023.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are system and method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tethered from a mobile platform, the UAV system comprising: a UAV comprising one or more sensors, and one or more propellers; a tether attached to the UAV and to the mobile platform; a digital processing device comprising an operating system configured to perform executable instructions and a memory; and a computer program including instructions executable by the digital processing device to automatically control the UAV relative to the mobile platform comprising: a software module identifying the mobile platform; a software module estimating a real-time state of the mobile platform; and a software module automatically controlling three-dimensional real-time motion of the UAV based on the real-time state estimation of the mobile platform and data collected from the one or more sensors, such that the UAV is maintained at a predetermined position relative to the mobile platform.

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Collins, Gaemus. (2026). System and method for drone tethering (U.S. Patent No. 12780411). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12780411

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