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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Sunlight Photonics Inc., Edison, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Sergey V. Frolov, New Providence, NJ (US);
Michael Cyrus, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Allan J. Bruce, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
John P. Moussouris, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
SUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC., Edison, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/104 (2013.01); B64C 13/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of methods and apparatus for close formation flight are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for close formation flight, comprises a plurality of sensors for collecting measurements characterizing airflow near an aircraft. The plurality of sensors are attachable to at least one of a wing, fuselage, or tail of the aircraft, and the measurements provide information about airflow velocity in a direction transverse to a direction of the aircraft flight.