Unmanned air vehicle transmission line docking surveillance

Details Unmanned air vehicle transmission line docking surveillance Unmanned air vehicle transmission line docking surveillance

2006-01-13

2009-06-09

Mansen, Michael R (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft control

Automatic

C244S190000, C244S175000, C244S11000H, C701S003000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07543780

ABSTRACT:
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 field sensing by the small unmanned air vehicle is used as an addition to global position system and other navigation methods and is especially applied to vehicle docking maneuvers. A plurality of vehicle carried electromagnetic fields-responsive sensors provides transmission line based signals to the vehicle guidance system in both far field and near field environments. Surveillance sensors are included in the vehicle payload. Vehicle battery charging energy procurement from the transmission line docking is included. Related commonly assigned patent documents are identified.

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