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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Keith J. Glover, Kent, WA (US);
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Keith J. Glover, Kent, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for relaying a radio signal between two points having an obstacle therebetween is described. The method includes maintaining an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in an orientation with respect to the two points, the UAV having at least one passive reflective device having an elongated configuration thereon, transmitting a signal from one of the two points, the transmitted signal impinging the at least one passive reflective device, and receiving the signal at the other of the two points, the received signal being a signal reflected from the at least one passive reflective device.