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7603207 Surrogate air processor  
A control system for remotely controlling a mobile platform includes a ground-based control station and a surrogate processor. The surrogate processor is remotely located from both the mobile...
7543780 Unmanned air vehicle transmission line docking surveillance  
A small unmanned air vehicle system having autonomous electrical energy transmission line docking capability and especially usable in military or other surveillance situations. Transmission line...
7542828 Unmanned air vehicle, integrated weapon platform, avionics system and control method  
A small, reusable interceptor unmanned air vehicle (UAV), an avionics control system for the UAV, a design method for the UAV and a method for controlling the UAV, for interdiction of small scale...
7515070 Method and device for checking plane's entry into a dive and anti-dive devices for planes using the same  
A method is disclosed for checking model planes entering into a dive, as well as an anti-dive method and apparatus. The method of checking planes includes installation of a first optical sensor in...
7509212 Enabling services on a UAV  
Methods, systems, and products are provided for enabling services on a UAV. Embodiments include determining a current position of the UAV, selecting a service module for the UAV in dependence upon...
7478578 Commercial airliner missile protection using formation drone aircraft  
A commercial airliner ( 100 ) controls and is flown in formation with a drone aircraft ( 200 ) that includes missile detection and diversion equipment ( 215 ) capable of protecting the airliner...
7471216 Handheld controller for vehicles  
A handheld controller allows a human operator to control various aspects of a vehicle's operation. The operator's fingers are used to manipulate various devices (e.g., buttons, switches, joysticks,...
7377470 Wireless-controlled airplane  
A wireless-controlled airplane includes a flying unit and an on-ground controller which is connected to the flying unit through a communication section and flies the flying unit. The flying unit...
7318564 Power line sentry charging  
A surveillance aircraft recharging system based on energy collection by magnetic induction from the current flowing in a randomly selected alternating current transmission line conductor. The...
7274978 Electrical power supply system for unmanned aircraft  
A miniature, unmanned aircraft for acquiring digitized data, transmitting digitized data, or both, having an electrical supply system capable of sustained operation. The aircraft has a fuselage, a...
7229046 Servo mounting system for direct drive of an aircraft control surface  
This invention is a servo mounting system, which allows a servo with a rotating output shaft to directly power an aircraft control surface. A specially designed servo mount securely positions the...
7228232 Navigating a UAV with obstacle avoidance algorithms  
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for navigating a UAV that include piloting the UAV, under control of a navigation computer, in accordance with a navigation algorithm....
7219861 Guidance system for radio-controlled aircraft  
A method and system are described for controlling the flight pattern of a remote controlled aircraft. The system includes a microcontroller that is linked to an accelerometer for determining the...
7210654 Unmanned airborne reconnaissance system  
An unmanned airborne reconnaissance system, the unmanned airborne reconnaissance system including a lightweight, portable, powered aircraft and a foldable launch rail, the aircraft, in a broken...
7121506 Remotely controlled model airplane having deflectable centrally biased control surface  
A remotely controlled model airplane includes a receiver responsive to signals from a transmitter to control the direction of flight of the model airplane. The receiver, powered by a battery,...
7073750 Propulsion system for model airplane  
An improved structure and method for powering the flight of a model airplane by positioning the motors and propellers on the back side of the top wings of an airplane using a single or double-deck...
7039367 Communications using unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned micro-aerial vehicles  
A communications system and method utilizes an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) capable of collecting data about an environment in which the USV resides. At least one micro-aerial vehicle (MAV),...
6995688 Method and apparatus for thwarting attempts to hijack aircraft and for responding to other aircraft emergencies  
Apparatus and method are provided for detecting and responding to aircraft emergencies and, in particular, thwarting attempts to hijack an aircraft including the storage in aircraft computer memory...
6908061 Airship system  
An airship system according to the invention has an airship ( 110 ), a base station ( 120 ), and at least three measurement points. The airship ( 110 ) emits ultrasonic waves upon receiving an...
6898492 Self-contained flight data recorder with wireless data retrieval  
A flight recorder designed for small aircraft captures various onboard flight data in real-time and stores it in non-volatile memory. Recorded data includes aircraft's instantaneous position,...
6847865 Miniature, unmanned aircraft with onboard stabilization and automated ground control of flight path  
A miniature, unmanned aircraft for acquiring and/or transmitting data, capable of automatically maintaining desired airframe stability while operating by remote directional commands. The aircraft...
6817573 Aircraft  
An aircraft 1 comprising interchangeable wings 5 detachedly connected to a fuselage 3 , each wing 5 containing the fuel and flight systems 13,15 for engines 7 mounted to the wings 5 ,...
6789768 Bordered flying tool  
Differential Global Positioning System receivers ( 60 ) are located at the corners of a confined zone and receive signals from Global Positioning System satellites ( 62 ). The Differential Global...
6735501 Satellite commanding using remotely controlled modulation of satellite on-board telemetry parameters  
A satellite command system and method that provides satellite commanding using remotely-controlled modulation of telemetry parameters on-board a satellite. Software is provided on each of the...
6694228 Control system for remotely operated vehicles for operational payload employment  
A control system for a UAV includes control translations which maximize operational employment of the UAV payload. By determining spatial references, and then using the references to transform the...
6638017 Constant rotational speed propeller for model aircrafts  
A control device for use in unmanned model aircraft for a constant speed propeller is disclosed. The device comprises a propulsion engine coupled to the propeller. The rotational speed of the...
6626397 Autonomous flying wing  
An unmanned flying vehicle comprises an autonomous flying wing having at least two wing portions arranged substantially symmetrically about a center portion. Each wing portion is pivotally attached...
6615165 Cable connections between an unmanned aircraft and a detachable data handling module  
A power and communications connection arrangement for a miniature, unmanned aircraft having data handling capability. The aircraft has a microprocessor for managing flight control, a GPS receiver,...
6507776 Autopilot for aircraft having automatic descent function in the event of cabin depressurization  
An emergency control system permits an aircraft to recover from a catastrophic loss of cabin pressure even if the pilot becomes incapacitated before he is able to activate an emergency oxygen...
6460810 Semiautonomous flight director  
A device for programming industry standard autopilots by unskilled pilots. The effect of the invention is such that when the invention is employed in a flying body comprising an industry standard...
6450452 Fly back booster  
A reusable first stage ( 100 ) includes a booster engine system ( 102 ) for providing thrust during launch, a structural assembly ( 108 ), canards ( 118 ), jet engines ( 122 ), wings ( 124 ),...
6450445 Stabilizing control apparatus for robtic or remotely controlled flying platform  
A robotic or remotely controlled flying platform ( 10 ) with reduced drag stabilizing control apparatus constructed having an air duct ( 12 ) with an air intake ( 14 ) on the top and an exhaust (...
6445333 Radio control device for model vehicle  
A redio control device suitable for model aircraft is provided that can quickly correct the rudder following the operation of a stick lever even during a delay operation, so that the manipulated...
6366835 Height estimating apparatus  
Apparatus for estimating a first height ( 1 ) of a vehicle ( 2 ) above a first reference surface ( 3 ), including a system ( 4 ) for determining position, velocity and attitude incorporating at...
6364253 Remote piloted vehicle powered by beamed radiation  
An airborne remote piloted vehicle does not require onboard fuel to greatly extend its endurance and payload capability. Photovoltaic cells are provided on substantially the entire bottom surface...
6334344 Method for real time reconfiguration of trajectories for an aircraft  
A process for real-time reconfiguring of trajectories or airborne vehicles in order to adapt a mission to suit a new situation that has arisen through the occurrence of a disrupting event. The...
6292720 Trimming process for adapting a simulation system to an automatically controlled reference system  
Trimming process for adapting a first control loop of a controllable, automatically controlled reference system, which is or represents an aircraft, to a second control loop which simulates the...
6227482 Gyroscope for remote-controlled helicopters  
A gyroscope suitable for a remote-controlled helicopter is provided that can improve the control characteristics to a disturbance factor such as wind as well as the response characteristics under...
6167263 Aerial communications network including a plurality of aerial platforms  
A global communications network comprises a plurality of aerial platforms or vehicles deployed at an altitude in or near the stratosphere and permitted to drift in a controlled manner such that...
6119976 Shoulder launched unmanned reconnaissance system  
A shoulder launched unmanned reconnaissance system for providing overhead visual surveillance of remote targets is disclosed. The present system includes a reconnaissance air vehicle which may be...
6060141 System and method for framing  
A system for framing a canopy has a carrier sheet and a coating of adhesive deposited onto the carrier sheet. A transparent film is cast over the coating of adhesive, and the film defines a...
6025790 Position recognizing system of autonomous running vehicle  
A camera assembly 10 images a distant landscape and a downward landscape every a predetermined period of time. A position recognizing unit 30 of a moving object (autonomous running vehicle) detects...
6021980 Stabilization of radio controlled aircraft  
A stabilization system is disclosed in which stabilization pitch and roll signals effective for stabilizing the aircraft are combined with respective pilot provided elevator and aileron position...
5984232 Flexible shaft driven rotary control valve  
Apparatus and method for remote rotational control of various equipment control members and surfaces by means of a coaxially disposed flexible shaft, such as a torsion-cable, and housing or tube...
5932978 Smoke generator for radio controlled aircraft  
A smoke generator for radio controlled aircraft having an internal combustion engine. The smoke generator includes a bracket for attachment to the radio controlled aircraft and a cradle releasably...
5904724 Method and apparatus for remotely piloting an aircraft  
A method and apparatus that allows a remote aircraft to be controlled by a remotely located pilot who is presented with a synthesized three-dimensional projected view representing the environment...
5878981 Flight console for radio controlled aircraft  
An control mechanism apparatus is shown which electromechanically actuates a control board of a radio transmitter. The radio transmitter transmits radio signals to a receiver on board a model...
5785281 Learning autopilot  
A learning autopilot for a vehicle provides the capability to command complex maneuvers or maneuver the vehicle when control by its ground station is not possible. A memory is used during a piloted...
5779190 Portable unmanned aerial vehicle  
An unmanned aerial vehicle that includes symmetrical wings, tail section and internal compartments. The wings which include the only control surfaces can be attached to either side of the aircraft....
5730394 Vertical performance limit compensator  
A vertical performance limit compensator is provided for a rotary wing aircraft. The compensator modifies a vertical velocity command signal for the aircraft's autopilot. The vertical velocity...
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