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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2012
David A. Lussier, Exeter, RI (US);
Andrew J. Delisle, Tiverton, RI (US);
Philip M. Torrence, West Warwick, RI (US);
David A. Lussier, Exeter, RI (US);
Andrew J. Delisle, Tiverton, RI (US);
Philip M. Torrence, West Warwick, RI (US);
Systems Engineering Associates Corporation, Middletown, RI (US);
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system provides for UAV deployment and remote, unattended operation with reduced logistics requirements. The system includes a launcher that can include one or more launch tubes, each launch tube configured to house a UAV in a canister and one or more gas generators operatively connected to each canister and configured to push the UAV out of the launch tube by releasing gas into the canister. A controller for activating the gas generators can sequentially, and with a predetermined time delay, expel the UAV with a desired velocity and acceleration. The system further includes a UAV recovery device, a power supply, a security subsystem, a command and control subsystem and a communications subsystem. Command, control and communications can be provided between a remote station and the UAV.